diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cfb365a..51f48c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     tags:
       - 'softflowd-*'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   dist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest