diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 43e9997..03e6a1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.11"]
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build release assets
         run: |
           make build
-
       - name: Create GitHub release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with: