diff --git a/template/.github/workflows/release.yml b/template/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 454ce7a..f4427e6 100644
--- a/template/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/template/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs: