diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index f7c4889193..e4854c8151 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+permissions:
+  id-token: write  # Required for OIDC
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   release-please:
     outputs:
@@ -38,5 +42,3 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
       - run: npm publish --provenance --access public
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}