diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yaml b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yaml
index f53ce34..575cb6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
-      contents: write
     steps:
       - uses: mheap/github-action-required-labels@v5
         with:
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
     needs:
     - check-semver-label
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Install Speakeasy
         uses: mheap/setup-go-cli@v1