diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 03c9aa661..1ba4104e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 name: Update the v1 branch when a release is published
 on:
   release:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write  # for Git to git push
     types: [published]
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -10,6 +8,8 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # for git push
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with: