diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 956d78741..fae3320aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
 
   release-lambda:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Amazon Linux 2023 build