diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdks.yaml b/.github/workflows/sdks.yaml
index 2d7f1ab82db4..c23fc8f74efb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdks.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   sdk:
     permissions:
-      contents: read
       packages: write # for publishing packages
       contents: write  # for creating releases
     if: github.repository == 'argoproj/argo-workflows'