diff --git a/.github/workflows/releaseEtherpad.yaml.yml b/.github/workflows/releaseEtherpad.yaml.yml
index a46d59929..51efd2142 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releaseEtherpad.yaml.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releaseEtherpad.yaml.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 name: releaseEtherpad.yaml
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: