diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 069f632..82fb6e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
+      packages: write
     steps:
       # TODO: googleapis/release-please-action cannot sign commits yet.
       #   We'll use the cli until there's a fix for