## TL;DR
Give the release job a token with push scope and make the checkout persist credentials. If branch protection blocks the push, allow the release bot or use a dedicated release branch. Verify with a dry run before the real release.

## The exact error
```text
The push permission to the Git repository is required
```

## Steps
1. **Check the token scopes**
   Inspect the token used by the release job. It needs write access to contents; read-only tokens fail with this exact error.
   Success check: You know the token's scopes and whether push is allowed.
2. **Persist checkout credentials**
   In the CI checkout step, enable credential persistence so the release step can push with the same token.
   Success check: The git remote uses the release token, not an anonymous or read-only credential.
3. **Handle branch protection**
   If the target branch is protected, add the release bot to the bypass list or release from an unprotected branch.
   Success check: The push is permitted under the branch protection rules.
4. **Dry-run the release**
   Run semantic-release in dry-run mode and confirm it gets past the permission check.
   Success check: Dry run passes the permission check and reports the would-be release.

## When to use
- Use when semantic-release fails on push permission.
- Use when an agent runs releases and must verify CI credentials.

## When not to use
- Not for 'no new release' (semantic-release ran fine; there was nothing to release).
- Not for npm publish auth failures (registry auth, not git push).

## Why it happens
semantic-release pushes tags, commits, and releases back to the repository as part of its workflow. CI checkouts that strip credentials, or tokens scoped to read-only, let the analysis run but fail at the first push.

## Edge cases
The error appears late in the run, after version calculation, which makes it look like a release logic failure. Dry-run mode exercises the permission check without publishing, so it is the safe way to verify a fix.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_WW3woO5UmdsgxtB_fD5z5Q

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_Cbrw5SQux-JZhXqc8f_OBQ/versions/skv_r7xY2iS-U6FEK3Agfj5Hog>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_Cbrw5SQux-JZhXqc8f_OBQ>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_Cbrw5SQux-JZhXqc8f_OBQ/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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