diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ce8b6df1..7b5f53ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}
           add_release: "true"
   create-release:
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
     needs:
       - create-zip
       - deploy-doxygen
@@ -137,3 +139,8 @@ jobs:
           asset_path: ./Device-Shadow-for-AWS-IoT-embedded-sdk-${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}.zip
           asset_name: Device-Shadow-for-AWS-IoT-embedded-sdk-${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}.zip
           asset_content_type: application/zip
+      - name: Backup Release Asset
+        uses: FreeRTOS/CI-CD-Github-Actions/artifact-backup@main
+        with:
+          artifact_path: ./Device-Shadow-for-AWS-IoT-embedded-sdk-${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}.zip
+          release_tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.version_number }}