diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d8168c8..7f44b04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ name: Release
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+# These are recommended by the semantic-release docs: https://github.com/semantic-release/npm#npm-provenance
+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
+
 jobs:
   release:
     name: release
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8219529..3f71040 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "name": "@octokit/plugin-retry",
   "version": "0.0.0-development",
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "provenance": true
   },
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Automatic retry plugin for octokit",