diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tap-new.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tap-new.rb
index 9e497efe8f..28a8007a0d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tap-new.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tap-new.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ module Homebrew
           runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
           permissions:
             contents: write
+            packages: #{args.github_packages ? "write" : "none"}
             pull-requests: write
           steps:
             - name: Set up Homebrew