diff --git a/release_files/install.sh b/release_files/install.sh
index 459645c58..e5a61dcfe 100755
--- a/release_files/install.sh
+++ b/release_files/install.sh
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ add_apt_repo() {
     curl -sSL https://pkgs.netbird.io/debian/public.key \
     | ${SUDO} gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/netbird-archive-keyring.gpg
 
+    # Explicitly set the file permission
+    ${SUDO} chmod 0644 /usr/share/keyrings/netbird-archive-keyring.gpg
+
     echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/netbird-archive-keyring.gpg] https://pkgs.netbird.io/debian stable main' \
     | ${SUDO} tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/netbird.list