diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b85a45c1bb..073fcf0589 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on: [pull_request, push, workflow_dispatch]
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Check build, markup, and links
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 4622f995aa..c83cb57a54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Lint
 
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest