diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 704c353..3839c26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ on:
       - 'v*'
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
+  contents: write      # Required for creating releases
+  issues: read        # Required for reading changelog
+  pull-requests: read # Required for reading changelog
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # Required for creating releases at job level
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     
@@ -57,12 +61,15 @@ jobs:
     
     - name: Install and Configure GitHub CLI
       run: |
-        sudo apt update
-        sudo apt install gh -y
+        curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg \
+        && sudo chmod go+r /usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg \
+        && echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null \
+        && sudo apt update \
+        && sudo apt install gh -y
         
     - name: Create Release with GitHub CLI
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Changed from GITHUB_TOKEN to GH_TOKEN
       run: |
         gh release create "${{ github.ref_name }}" \
           --title "Release ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}" \