diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 891a542b..908be6f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       track: "8"
     permissions:
+      actions: read # Needed for GitHub API call to get workflow version
       contents: write # Needed to create git tag
 
   ci-tests: