diff --git a/.github/workflows/features.yml b/.github/workflows/features.yml
index a1a99f349..5ed6114b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/features.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/features.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     permissions:
       contents: read
+      deployments: write
       id-token: write
     uses: ably/features/.github/workflows/sdk-features.yml@6b3fc7a8ede2ebdd7a6325314f3a96c6466f1453 # main
     with: