diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 6020ab32..7163f21e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ on:
       - '**/pylintrc'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest