diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test-images.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test-images.yml
index f956b1b220a0..bb0d29ddeccc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test-images.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: write # for publishing docker image to github packages
+      packages: write # for publishing docker image to github packages
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1