diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-artifacts.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-artifacts.yaml
index 9376795..1c78f79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-artifacts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-artifacts.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   publish-artifacts:
+    permissions: write-all
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index b19004b..03240ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -22,5 +22,3 @@ jobs:
           # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
           # for more options
           release-type: simple # python or node too
-          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
-          config-file: release-please-config.json