diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6af6daab..335f1eec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - v*
 
 permissions:
-  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+  contents: write # to fetch code (actions/checkout) and create release
 
 env:
   IMAGE_NAME: signal-cli