diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 36fb091f65..bbc0c45f88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - release-*
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write # allow actions to update gh-pages branch
+
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest