diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 99c3c3b8..65e01ce0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ jobs:
       name: pypi
       url: https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-rss-plugin/
     permissions:
+      contents: write
       id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
-
+      discussions: write
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
           python -m pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
           python -m pip install --upgrade build
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
+          discussion_category_name: announcements
           fail_on_unmatched_files: true
           files: dist/*
           generate_release_notes: true