diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6b82639252..90e2fe133a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: publish draft release
 
-permissions: read-all|write-all
+permissions: write-all
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: