diff --git a/src/files/os_release.rs b/src/files/os_release.rs
index 6baac57..e21a52a 100644
--- a/src/files/os_release.rs
+++ b/src/files/os_release.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn os_release(config: &Config) -> MkrootResult<()> {
 	match metadata(&path) {
 		Ok(meta) => {
 			let mut perms = meta.permissions();
-			perms.set_mode(0o755);
+			perms.set_mode(0o644);
 			if let Err(e) = set_permissions(&path, perms) {
 				return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
 					"Error setting permissions {}: {}",