diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index e4d0579703a9..a306aa7fc68b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   build:
     if: github.repository == 'mdn/yari'
@@ -14,8 +18,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_PAT }}
 
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4