diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 82a9b5334d..da01e41447 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"