diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 082e0d247c..33ec3d6602 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+
 jobs:
   inspect-code:
     name: Code Quality