diff --git a/servers/mcp-neo4j-cypher/CHANGELOG.md b/servers/mcp-neo4j-cypher/CHANGELOG.md
index 131e1b7..5e583ae 100644
--- a/servers/mcp-neo4j-cypher/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/servers/mcp-neo4j-cypher/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Changed
 
 ### Added
+* Update write query detection to include `INSERT` in regex check
 
 ## v0.4.1
 
diff --git a/servers/mcp-neo4j-cypher/src/mcp_neo4j_cypher/server.py b/servers/mcp-neo4j-cypher/src/mcp_neo4j_cypher/server.py
index 605466f..f14cb3d 100644
--- a/servers/mcp-neo4j-cypher/src/mcp_neo4j_cypher/server.py
+++ b/servers/mcp-neo4j-cypher/src/mcp_neo4j_cypher/server.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def _format_namespace(namespace: str) -> str:
 def _is_write_query(query: str) -> bool:
     """Check if the query is a write query."""
     return (
-        re.search(r"\b(MERGE|CREATE|SET|DELETE|REMOVE|ADD)\b", query, re.IGNORECASE)
+        re.search(r"\b(MERGE|CREATE|INSERT|SET|DELETE|REMOVE|ADD)\b", query, re.IGNORECASE)
         is not None
     )