diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index 989cb9c..34b6b28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ name: version or publish
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  metadata: read
   pull-requests: write
 
 on: