diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-custom-plugin-release.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-custom-plugin-release.yml
index a279d7f..ac2f164 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-custom-plugin-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-custom-plugin-release.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ jobs:
         server-id: github # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
         settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }} # location for the settings.xml file
 
+    - name: Grant execute permission to Gradle wrapper
+      run: chmod +x ./gradlew
+
     - name: Build with Gradle
       uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@67421db6bd0bf253fb4bd25b31ebb98943c375e1
       with: