diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e53198c9..60d1e49b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
     tags: ["v*"]
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency: release-${{ github.ref }}
 
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Release
     needs: [setup, stable]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3