diff --git a/.github/workflows/ai-generated-release-notes.yml b/.github/workflows/ai-generated-release-notes.yml
index 2ed789ffe5..4dde0aa867 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ai-generated-release-notes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ai-generated-release-notes.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
       contents: write
-      pull-requests: read
-      issues: read
+      pull-requests: write
+      issues: write
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/5200.md b/upcoming-release-notes/5200.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06477955f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/5200.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [lelemm]
+---
+
+Elevate permissions for GitHub Actions to enable release note generation and commenting functionality.
+