diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4b630f9fd..2a356f4be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: ""
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
 concurrency:
   group: release-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: false
@@ -59,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     needs: git-sources
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     # Intentionally tracked at @main (not SHA-pinned) so org-wide CI improvements, security fixes, and build optimizations propagate without PR churn across all craftapp repos.
     uses: storytold/craft-common-actions/.github/workflows/release.yml@main
     with: