diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1f524f4..6139cb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
         description: 'Next release tag'
         required: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: cx-public-ubuntu-x64