diff --git a/checks/permissions.go b/checks/permissions.go
index 2e999219fa1..f1ee6729eee 100644
--- a/checks/permissions.go
+++ b/checks/permissions.go
@@ -566,7 +566,22 @@ func requiresPackagesPermissions(workflow *actionlint.Workflow, fp string, dl ch
 
 // requiresContentsPermissions returns true if the workflow requires the `contents: write` permission.
 func requiresContentsPermissions(workflow *actionlint.Workflow, fp string, dl checker.DetailLogger) bool {
-	return isReleasingWorkflow(workflow, fp, dl)
+	return isReleasingWorkflow(workflow, fp, dl) || isGitHubPagesDeploymentWorkflow(workflow, fp, dl)
+}
+
+// isGitHubPagesDeploymentWorkflow returns true if the workflow involves pushing static pages to GitHub pages.
+func isGitHubPagesDeploymentWorkflow(workflow *actionlint.Workflow, fp string, dl checker.DetailLogger) bool {
+	jobMatchers := []fileparser.JobMatcher{
+		{
+			Steps: []*fileparser.JobMatcherStep{
+				{
+					Uses: "peaceiris/actions-gh-pages",
+				},
+			},
+			LogText: "candidate GitHub page deployment workflow using peaceiris/actions-gh-pages",
+		},
+	}
+	return fileparser.AnyJobsMatch(workflow, jobMatchers, fp, dl, "not a GitHub Pages deployment workflow")
 }
 
 // isReleasingWorkflow returns true if the workflow involves creating a release on GitHub.
diff --git a/checks/permissions_test.go b/checks/permissions_test.go
index 8377f7c220a..3ba1f4f92de 100644
--- a/checks/permissions_test.go
+++ b/checks/permissions_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  0,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 4,
+				NumberOfDebug: 5,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore - 1,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 4,
+				NumberOfDebug: 5,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  3,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 4,
+				NumberOfDebug: 5,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  0,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 4,
+				NumberOfDebug: 5,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 4,
+				NumberOfDebug: 5,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  0,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  0,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  0,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  0,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  0,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 6,
+				NumberOfDebug: 7,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  0,
 				NumberOfInfo:  10,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  0,
 				NumberOfInfo:  10,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  0,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore - 1,
 				NumberOfWarn:  2,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 6,
+				NumberOfDebug: 7,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore - 2,
 				NumberOfWarn:  2,
 				NumberOfInfo:  3,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 3,
+				NumberOfDebug: 4,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  0,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 4,
+				NumberOfDebug: 5,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         9,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  3,
-				NumberOfDebug: 4,
+				NumberOfDebug: 5,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore - 1,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 4,
+				NumberOfDebug: 5,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore - 1,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 9,
+				NumberOfDebug: 11,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  2,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 9,
+				NumberOfDebug: 11,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -358,7 +358,20 @@ func TestGithubTokenPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  1,
-				NumberOfDebug: 10,
+				NumberOfDebug: 12,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "read permission with GitHub pages write",
+			filenames: []string{
+				"./testdata/.github/workflows/github-workflow-permissions-gh-pages.yaml",
+			},
+			expected: scut.TestReturn{
+				Error:         nil,
+				Score:         checker.MaxResultScore,
+				NumberOfWarn:  0,
+				NumberOfInfo:  2,
+				NumberOfDebug: 5,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/checks/testdata/.github/workflows/github-workflow-permissions-gh-pages.yaml b/checks/testdata/.github/workflows/github-workflow-permissions-gh-pages.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95b9069f6e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/testdata/.github/workflows/github-workflow-permissions-gh-pages.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright 2021 Security Scorecard Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+name: write-and-read workflow
+on: [push]
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  Explore-GitHub-Actions:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "write-and-read workflow"
+      - uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/permissions_test.go b/e2e/permissions_test.go
index 806914a0523..0a4c2a5177c 100644
--- a/e2e/permissions_test.go
+++ b/e2e/permissions_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var _ = Describe("E2E TEST:"+checks.CheckTokenPermissions, func() {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			}
 			result := checks.TokenPermissions(&req)
 			// New version.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var _ = Describe("E2E TEST:"+checks.CheckTokenPermissions, func() {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			}
 			result := checks.TokenPermissions(&req)
 			// New version.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ var _ = Describe("E2E TEST:"+checks.CheckTokenPermissions, func() {
 				Score:         checker.MinResultScore,
 				NumberOfWarn:  1,
 				NumberOfInfo:  2,
-				NumberOfDebug: 5,
+				NumberOfDebug: 6,
 			}
 			result := checks.TokenPermissions(&req)
 			// New version.