diff --git a/doc/release.pl b/doc/release.pl
index 37953fb0c..0a87a61e2 100755
--- a/doc/release.pl
+++ b/doc/release.pl
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ eval
         }
 
         # Update permissions
-        executeTest("find ${strDeployPath} -type d -exec chmod 550 {} +");
-        executeTest("find ${strDeployPath} -type f -exec chmod 440 {} +");
+        executeTest("find ${strDeployPath} -type d -exec chmod 750 {} +");
+        executeTest("find ${strDeployPath} -type f -exec chmod 640 {} +");
     }
 
     # Exit with success
diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index 354881198..aaa0b8cba 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@
     </intro>
 
     <release-list>
+        <release date="XXXX-XX-XX" version="1.27dev" title="UNDER DEVELOPMENT">
+            <release-doc-list>
+                <release-refactor-list>
+                    <release-item>
+                        <p>Relax permissions set by <file>release.pl</file>.</p>
+                    </release-item>
+                </release-refactor-list>
+            </release-doc-list>
+        </release>
+
         <release date="2017-11-21" version="1.26" title="Repository Encryption">
             <release-core-list>
                 <release-bug-list>