diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2ecc4a4662..019bc1b9ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         permissions:
             contents: write
             issues: write
+            pull-requests: read
         secrets:
             ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}
             GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}