diff --git a/src/fs_access/buffered.rs b/src/fs_access/buffered.rs
index 834c002..b3d0530 100644
--- a/src/fs_access/buffered.rs
+++ b/src/fs_access/buffered.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ impl FsAccess for BufferedFsAccess {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn set_permissions(&mut self, path: &Path, perm: fs::Permissions) -> Result<()> {
+        let found_entry = self.mappings.iter().find(|(_, p)| p == path);
+
+        if let Some(entry) = found_entry {
+            fs::set_permissions(entry.0.path(), perm.clone())
+                .into_diagnostic()
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to set permissions {perm:?} on {path:?}"))?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn persist(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         let mappings = mem::take(&mut self.mappings);
         let mut drop_list = Vec::new();
diff --git a/src/fs_access/mod.rs b/src/fs_access/mod.rs
index 612a51d..9a9b340 100644
--- a/src/fs_access/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fs_access/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use miette::Result;
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{fs::Permissions, path::Path};
 
 mod buffered;
 pub use buffered::BufferedFsAccess;
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ pub trait FsAccess {
     /// Copy src to dst
     fn copy(&mut self, src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> Result<()>;
 
+    /// Sets permissions on a file
+    fn set_permissions(&mut self, path: &Path, perm: Permissions) -> Result<()>;
+
     /// Persist the changes if necessary
     fn persist(&mut self) -> Result<()>;
 }
diff --git a/src/repo/contents.rs b/src/repo/contents.rs
index 7a34c0d..3fb8e05 100644
--- a/src/repo/contents.rs
+++ b/src/repo/contents.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ impl FileEntry {
                 let dest = cwd.join(filename);
                 let render_contents = templating::render(&contents, &ctx.config.template_context)?;
 
-                ctx.fs.write_all(&dest, &render_contents.into_bytes())?
+                ctx.fs.write_all(&dest, &render_contents.into_bytes())?;
+                ctx.fs
+                    .set_permissions(&dest, fs::metadata(path).into_diagnostic()?.permissions())?;
             }
             FileEntry::Plain(path) => {
                 let filename = path.file_name().unwrap();