diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1b759b1..2bbb409 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for Trusted Publishing
       id-token: write
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ jobs:
         run: uv build
 
       - name: Create Release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           VERSION=$(uv version --short)
           uv run scriv print --version $VERSION --output release-body