diff --git a/template-codepipeline.yaml b/template-codepipeline.yaml
index c1dbc22..ec7168c 100644
--- a/template-codepipeline.yaml
+++ b/template-codepipeline.yaml
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ Resources:
                   - codebuild:StartBuild
                   - codebuild:BatchGetBuilds
                 Resource: "*"
+              # Permissions for manual approval actions in CodePipeline
+              - Effect: Allow
+                Action:
+                  - codepipeline:PutApprovalResult
+                Resource: "*"
 
   MyBlogPipeline:
     Type: AWS::CodePipeline::Pipeline
@@ -168,6 +173,17 @@ Resources:
               InputArtifacts:
                 - Name: SourceArtifact
               RunOrder: 1
+        - Name: Approval
+          Actions:
+            - Name: ManualApproval
+              ActionTypeId:
+                Category: Approval
+                Owner: AWS
+                Provider: Manual
+                Version: "1"
+              RunOrder: 1
+              Configuration:
+                CustomData: "Please review the build artifact and approve the deployment."
         - Name: Deploy
           Actions:
             - Name: S3Deploy