diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0a2438f3..20999395 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 name: "Release"
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
+permissions: {}
 
 # there should never be two releases in progress at the same time
 concurrency: