diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index a473d2b0da..74522b154e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write        # Allows reading and writing repository contents
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   mot-metrics-benchmark:
@@ -236,6 +237,6 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           branch: ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}  # Use the created branch
           base: master  # Base branch for the pull request, replace with your actual base branch (e.g., main or develop)
-          commit-message: Overwrote tracker results in README.md
+          commit-message: Overwrite tracker results in README.md
           title: Overwrite tracker results in README.md
           body: "This PR updates the tracker results table in the README.md."
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