diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7e089cf9e5..5c90fab652 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     tags:
       - "v*.*"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 jobs:
   build-sphinx-docs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/sphinx-doc-build.yml