diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dad2220..989d479 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ on:
       - master # or main
 
 permissions:
-  contents: read # for checkout
+  contents: write # for checkout
 
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
+      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
+      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
+      id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version: [20] # Use the desired Node.js version