diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/api-container.yaml
index cf33a9232..bc3d02810 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-container.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: read
+  pull-requests: write
   actions: read
 
 concurrency:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   api-container:
-    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.6.0-containers
+    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.8.1-containers
     with:
       job-name: api-container
       registry: ${{ vars.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/egress-api-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/egress-api-container.yaml
index 7493e3fa4..062fcfb56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/egress-api-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/egress-api-container.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: read
+  pull-requests: write
   actions: read
 
 concurrency:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   egress-api-container:
-    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.6.0-containers
+    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.8.1-containers
     with:
       job-name: egress-api-container
       registry: ${{ vars.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/egress-ui-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/egress-ui-container.yaml
index d45a4425f..e6d98ce0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/egress-ui-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/egress-ui-container.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: read
+  pull-requests: write
   actions: read
 
 concurrency:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   egress-ui-container:
-    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.6.0-containers
+    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.8.1-containers
     with:
       job-name: egress-ui-container
       registry: ${{ vars.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tre-api-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/tre-api-container.yaml
index 648d518ae..97bf57f55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tre-api-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tre-api-container.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: read
+  pull-requests: write
   actions: read
 
 concurrency:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   tre-api-container:
-    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.6.0-containers
+    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.8.1-containers
     with:
       job-name: tre-api-container
       registry: ${{ vars.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tre-hasura-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/tre-hasura-container.yaml
index 9aeb98638..78c29ffee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tre-hasura-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tre-hasura-container.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: read
+  pull-requests: write
   actions: read
 
 concurrency:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   tre-hasura-container:
-    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.6.0-containers
+    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.8.1-containers
     with:
       job-name: tre-hasura-container
       registry: ${{ vars.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tre-sql-pg-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/tre-sql-pg-container.yaml
index afd72f1de..dd8a76598 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tre-sql-pg-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tre-sql-pg-container.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: read
+  pull-requests: write
   actions: read
 
 concurrency:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   tre-pg-container:
-    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.6.0-containers
+    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.8.1-containers
     with:
       job-name: tre-sqlpg-container
       registry: ${{ vars.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tre-sql-trino-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/tre-sql-trino-container.yaml
index 918eb152b..c4a6415d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tre-sql-trino-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tre-sql-trino-container.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: read
+  pull-requests: write
   actions: read
 
 concurrency:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   tre-trino-container:
-    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.6.0-containers
+    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.8.1-containers
     with:
       job-name: tre-sqltrino-container
       registry: ${{ vars.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tre-ui-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/tre-ui-container.yaml
index 65c80b4e4..b19045f3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tre-ui-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tre-ui-container.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: read
+  pull-requests: write
   actions: read
 
 concurrency:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   tre-ui-container:
-    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.6.0-containers
+    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.8.1-containers
     with:
       job-name: tre-ui-container
       registry: ${{ vars.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-container.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-container.yaml
index 82fb2ae89..654aad8c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-container.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-container.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: read
+  pull-requests: write
   actions: read
 
 concurrency:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   ui-container:
-    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.6.0-containers
+    uses: SwanseaUniversityMedical/workflows/.github/workflows/pr-and-release-container.yaml@v1.8.1-containers
     with:
       job-name: ui-container
       registry: ${{ vars.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}