diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3b26a795d..71d0e3ed6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     environment: release
     permissions:
       actions: read
+      contents: read
       id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: Set up Python