diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0ac290b15..84a1b2b7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -593,5 +593,7 @@ jobs:
   packages-cleanup:
     name: "Docker Package Cleanup"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/packages-cleanup.yml
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
     with:
       package_name: 'freqtrade'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/packages-cleanup.yml b/.github/workflows/packages-cleanup.yml
index 00fcfce0c..9d31504e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packages-cleanup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packages-cleanup.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ on:
         default: true
         type: boolean
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 env:
   PACKAGE_NAME: "freqtrade"