diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3e019fb6..bf51d1bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     needs: [build-sdist, build-wheels]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3