diff --git a/.github/workflows/cleanup-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/cleanup-releases.yml
index 7fae41b7..5cf002ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cleanup-releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cleanup-releases.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [created]
 
+permissions:
+  releases: write
+
 jobs:
   cleanup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest