diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily.yml b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
index 5c839016c..8f7494311 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily.yml
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Checkout repo"
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.MP_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_BOT }}
           fetch-depth: 0
           repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1e302607e..1d26f9907 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         default: "true"
 
 permissions:
-  contents: read
+  contents: write
   pull-requests: read
   checks: write