diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_changelog.yml
index e28bd56b34..0349011478 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_changelog.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
     types:
       - opened
 
+permissions:
+  # Needed to be able to push the commit. See 
+  #     https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/working-with-dependabot/automating-dependabot-with-github-actions#enable-auto-merge-on-a-pull-request
+  # for a similar example
+  contents: write
+
 jobs:
   add-changelog:
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
diff --git a/changelog.d/14017.misc b/changelog.d/14017.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d793b56e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/14017.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Prototype a workflow to automatically add changelogs to dependabot PRs.