diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c08e4d0..7e1a58e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+permissions:
+  contents: write # we need this to be able to push tags
 
 jobs:
   version_check: