diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ecaad04bc..effe93cfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ on:
       - main
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -20,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5.0.0
         id: release
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           config-file: release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
 
@@ -29,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: write
+      contents: read
       id-token: write  # OIDC
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1