diff --git a/internal/authflow/flow.go b/internal/authflow/flow.go
index 896895d21..65c17fd0b 100644
--- a/internal/authflow/flow.go
+++ b/internal/authflow/flow.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func authFlow(oauthHost string, IO *iostreams.IOStreams, notice string, addition
 		verboseStream = w
 	}
 
-	minimumScopes := []string{"repo", "read:org", "gist"}
+	minimumScopes := []string{"repo", "read:org", "gist", "workflow"}
 	scopes := append(minimumScopes, additionalScopes...)
 
 	flow := &auth.OAuthFlow{