diff --git a/.github/workflows/data-update.yml b/.github/workflows/data-update.yml
index f8c7eecca..d5810a967 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/data-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/data-update.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
           - update_wikidata_units.py
           - update_engine_descriptions.py
 
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -42,8 +45,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: "false"
 
       - name: Setup cache Python
         uses: actions/cache@v4