diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0f002bbbc..045ddb9e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ on:
       - 'release/v**'
   workflow_dispatch: # For manually running release process to verify codesigning of artifacts
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
 jobs:
   release-macos:
     name: Publish macOS (electron-builder)