diff --git a/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml b/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml
index e04b93bd2..1d50758bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version_bump.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Set repo file permissions
       run: |
-        chown -R $USER:$USER .git/objects
+        sudo chown -R $USER:$USER .git/objects
 
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4.3.1