diff --git a/.github/workflows/codex-update.yml b/.github/workflows/codex-update.yml
index 2b2064f8..4386220f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codex-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codex-update.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ jobs:
           openai-api-key: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           codex-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
           output-file: pr-body.md
+          codex-args: >-
+            -c sandbox_workspace_write.writable_roots=["${{ github.workspace }}/.git"]
           prompt: >
             Finalize the update using codex-update-compat skill. 
             Commit the changes, the message should mention that types or/and tests after the update were fixed.