diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-containerd-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-containerd-nightly.yml
index c11f5d3..ded9348 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-containerd-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-containerd-nightly.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
     - cron: '45 0 * * *' # Every day at 00:45 UTC 
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write # Allow the action to update the `container-nightly` GH release
+
 jobs:
 
   build: