diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index 700222a..6beba18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write # Required for OIDC
-  contents: read
+  contents: write # Required to push the version tag and create the release
 
 jobs:
   NPM: