diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f87f4d4d4..c1ade9ffa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ on:
   # manually trigger the release
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 jobs:
   goreleaser:
     permissions: