diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 40427ff8c8..e8dc199a9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
 
 permissions:
-  contents: read
+  contents: write
   packages: write
 
 jobs: