diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fe4bb43c13..756f6fc205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # in `goreleaser` to indicate this is being used in a non-interactive mode.
 #
 name: release
+permissions:
+  contents: write
 on:
   push:
     tags: