diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-node.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-node.yml
index a1c90397..87bf9e66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-node.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-node.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 name: CI-Node
 permissions:
-  contents: read
+  contents: write  # required for release_setup action
 
 on:
   push: