diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag_and_release.yml b/.github/workflows/tag_and_release.yml
index d96e0d46fef..681f171f631 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag_and_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag_and_release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'main'
-
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
 jobs:
   deploy-to-prod:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🪽 Release
         uses: actions/create-release@c9ba6969f07ed90fae07e2e66100dd03f9b1a50e
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # Or use your PAT
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.github-tag-action.outputs.new_tag }}
           release_name: Release ${{ steps.github-tag-action.outputs.new_tag }}