diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8117c15..740d905 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,15 +28,10 @@ concurrency:
   group: release-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
+# Least privilege at the top level: read-only by default. The single job below widens only the write scopes it
+# needs, which is what OpenSSF Scorecard's Token-Permissions check rewards (a read-only top level, writes per job).
 permissions:
-  # Create the GitHub Release and upload the attested .nupkg/.snupkg as its assets (see the publish step).
-  contents: write
-  # Allow the job to request a GitHub OIDC token, exchanged for a short-lived NuGet API key
-  # via trusted publishing (no long-lived NUGET_API_KEY secret is stored).
-  id-token: write
-  # Store the signed build-provenance attestations in the repository's attestation store,
-  # so anyone can verify a released package with `gh attestation verify`.
-  attestations: write
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   DOTNET_NOLOGO: 'true'
@@ -50,6 +45,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # build + test + pack + attest + push is ~4 min; cap a hung release rather than the 6-hour default.
     timeout-minutes: 20
+    permissions:
+      # Create the GitHub Release and upload the attested .nupkg/.snupkg as its assets (see the publish step).
+      contents: write
+      # Request a GitHub OIDC token, exchanged for a short-lived NuGet API key via trusted publishing
+      # (no long-lived NUGET_API_KEY secret is stored).
+      id-token: write
+      # Store the signed build-provenance attestations in the repository's attestation store,
+      # so anyone can verify a released package with `gh attestation verify`.
+      attestations: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
diff --git a/maintainers/workflows/release.en.md b/maintainers/workflows/release.en.md
index b68522d..4568aae 100644
--- a/maintainers/workflows/release.en.md
+++ b/maintainers/workflows/release.en.md
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ SPDX SBOM) → upload artifacts → **attest build provenance** → **NuGet logi
 
 The workflow needs three write scopes: `contents: write` (create the Release and
 upload assets), `id-token: write` (mint the short-lived NuGet key via trusted
-publishing), and `attestations: write` (store the signed provenance). No
-long-lived `NUGET_API_KEY` is stored.
+publishing), and `attestations: write` (store the signed provenance). They are
+granted on the `pack-push` job only; the top-level token stays read-only
+(`contents: read`) — the least-privilege shape OpenSSF Scorecard's
+Token-Permissions check rewards. No long-lived `NUGET_API_KEY` is stored.
 
 ## Handle with care
 
diff --git a/maintainers/workflows/release.fr.md b/maintainers/workflows/release.fr.md
index 8f8d392..6e7e16c 100644
--- a/maintainers/workflows/release.fr.md
+++ b/maintainers/workflows/release.fr.md
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ run.
 Le workflow a besoin de trois périmètres en écriture : `contents: write` (créer la
 Release et uploader les assets), `id-token: write` (générer la clé NuGet
 éphémère via trusted publishing) et `attestations: write` (stocker la provenance
-signée). Aucun `NUGET_API_KEY` durable n'est stocké.
+signée). Ils sont accordés uniquement sur le job `pack-push` ; le token top-level
+reste en lecture seule (`contents: read`) — la forme de moindre privilège que
+récompense le check Token-Permissions d'OpenSSF Scorecard. Aucun `NUGET_API_KEY`
+durable n'est stocké.
 
 ## À manipuler avec précaution