diff --git a/TEMPLATE.md b/TEMPLATE.md
index c1a07c3..26a7460 100644
--- a/TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/TEMPLATE.md
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ async function createToken({ roomName, participantName }) {
     identity: participantName,
     ttl: '10m',
   });
-  at.addGrant({ roomJoin: true, room: roomName });
-  return await at.toJwt();
+  at.addGrant({
+    roomJoin: true,
+    room: roomName,
+    canUpdateOwnMetadata: true,
+  });
+  return at.toJwt();
 }
 
 const app = express();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe1dada..6532607 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.21.1",
-    "livekit-server-sdk": "^2.7.2"
+    "livekit-server-sdk": "^2.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/eslintrc": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 820a812..a42a166 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.21.1
         version: 4.21.1
       livekit-server-sdk:
-        specifier: ^2.7.2
+        specifier: ^2.8.1
         version: 2.8.1
     devDependencies:
       '@eslint/eslintrc':
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index c1f3c72..f080fef 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ async function createToken({ roomName, participantName }: TokenRequest) {
   });
   // Token permissions can be added here based on the
   // desired capabilities of the participant
-  at.addGrant({ roomJoin: true, room: roomName });
-  return await at.toJwt();
+  at.addGrant({
+    roomJoin: true,
+    room: roomName,
+    canUpdateOwnMetadata: true,
+  });
+  return at.toJwt();
 }
 
 const app = express();