diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 58cf39842..56b814069 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
       - main
       - beta
 name: Release
+# These are recommended by the semantic-release docs: https://github.com/semantic-release/npm#npm-provenance
+permissions:
+    contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
+    issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
+    pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
+    id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: release
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 908b0c2ce..069b78c15 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -91,8 +91,5 @@
     "turndown": "^7.1.1",
     "typescript": "^5.0.0",
     "yargs": "^17.3.1"
-  },
-  "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
   }
 }
diff --git a/payload-examples/package.json b/payload-examples/package.json
index 2690845fa..82df8fd5f 100644
--- a/payload-examples/package.json
+++ b/payload-examples/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "provenance": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/payload-schemas/package.json b/payload-schemas/package.json
index 4a2d37062..b957a0428 100644
--- a/payload-schemas/package.json
+++ b/payload-schemas/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {},
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "provenance": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/payload-types/package.json b/payload-types/package.json
index cd05b03bf..f3e51d9c5 100644
--- a/payload-types/package.json
+++ b/payload-types/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {},
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "provenance": true
   }
 }