diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7a929f5f4..e4cb74cd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     tags:
       - 'v[0-9]+'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
   tests:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,9 +16,6 @@ jobs:
   release:
     needs: tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      issues: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -114,10 +115,10 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Close Issue
-        uses: peter-evans/close-issue@v3
-        with:
-          issue-number: ${{ needs.release.outputs.issueNumber }}
-          comment: |
-            ## ✅ Close Issue
-            Issue automatically closed on successful deployment
+      # - name: Close Issue
+      #   uses: peter-evans/close-issue@v3
+      #   with:
+      #     issue-number: ${{ needs.release.outputs.issueNumber }}
+      #     comment: |
+      #       ## ✅ Close Issue
+      #       Issue automatically closed on successful deployment