diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 611d2e57..5511b6be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ release-notes ]
     permissions:
       contents: write # Needed for goreleaser to create GitHub release
+      issues: write # Needed for goreleaser to close associated milestone
     uses: hashicorp/ghaction-terraform-provider-release/.github/workflows/hashicorp.yml@01981baad5d35ce2342924e60ae91cf69fe31fd0 # v2.3.0
     secrets:
       hc-releases-key-prod: '${{ secrets.HC_RELEASES_KEY_PROD }}'