diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 90879b2..2f324e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 name: release-please