diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 87a729d..01b27a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Bump version and release
     runs-on: self-hosted
+    permissions:
+        contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4