diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index dde572170..e35cf8dc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
         required: false
 
 permissions:
-  contents: read
+  contents: write
   security-events: write
 
 jobs:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: tag
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable_workflow_license-scan.yaml
     permissions:
-      contents: read
+      contents: write
     with:
       ref: ${{ inputs.revision == '0-SNAPSHOT' && github.ref || inputs.revision }}