diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 64b1b7209..633d3aa61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4