diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index a999491..903b898 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       id-token: write
+      contents: write
     steps:
 
     #-------- Info gathering and checks
diff --git a/changes/noissue.1.fix.rst b/changes/noissue.1.fix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03faa3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/noissue.1.fix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Dev: Fixes for starting and releasing a version.