diff --git a/pwm b/pwm
index a9f4556ab5d3d1a87d082d1dca32a3d6fb406020..04e786bf0cf4da3b9042dc677367cf89b36e6352 100755
--- a/pwm
+++ b/pwm
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def create_repository(token: str, group_id: str, emails: List[str], name: str, i
           project['web_url'] + "' created")
 
     # Allow users with developer access level to push and merge on master
-    access_level = 30
+    access_level = 40
     params = {'name': 'master', 'push_access_level': str(
         access_level), 'merge_access_level': str(access_level)}
     requests.post(BASE_API_URL + '/projects/' +