diff --git a/.github/workflows/sentry-release.yml b/.github/workflows/sentry-release.yml
index 442b97c473..cce3f23e5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sentry-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sentry-release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     tags:
       - '*'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+
 jobs:
   sentry_release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest