diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dc6b543761..7864bdac85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
-        description: Version to release
-        required: true
+        description: Version to release (or "auto")
+        required: false
       force:
         description: Force a release even when there are release-blockers (optional)
         required: false
       merge_target:
         description: Target branch to merge into. Uses the default branch as a fallback (optional)
         required: false
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.token.outputs.token }}
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Prepare release
-        uses: getsentry/action-prepare-release@c8e1c2009ab08259029170132c384f03c1064c0e # 1.6.6
+        uses: getsentry/craft@c6e2f04939b6ee67030588afbb5af76b127d8203 # v2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.token.outputs.token }}
         with: