diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 73c66409..a7c662ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [master]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 28c16c58..6f0cf28e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ on:
       - main
   pull_request:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   golangci:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read  # for actions/checkout to fetch code
+      pull-requests: read  # for golangci/golangci-lint-action to fetch pull requests
     name: lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: