diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index 56fa27504b2..1a17a18b402 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -395,6 +395,11 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
     needs: [package, doc-build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Specifying a GitHub environment is optional, but strongly encouraged
+    environment: release
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Release to the public PyPI repository
         uses: ansys/actions/release-pypi-public@v8