diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-healing.yml b/.github/workflows/go-healing.yml
index c57e221c3..7bfccacdc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-healing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-healing.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Go ${{ matrix.go-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/go-lint.yml
index b6442052a..4c9da0ce0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-lint.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Go ${{ matrix.go-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 1845987dc..3aa0158bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Go ${{ matrix.go-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }} - healing
diff --git a/.github/workflows/iam-integrations.yaml b/.github/workflows/iam-integrations.yaml
index 089bbf4ab..a618a0230 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/iam-integrations.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/iam-integrations.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   iam-matrix-test:
     name: "[Go=${{ matrix.go-version }}|ldap=${{ matrix.ldap }}|etcd=${{ matrix.etcd }}|openid=${{ matrix.openid }}]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yaml
index a68e515ea..e8d836031 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Lint all docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/replication.yaml b/.github/workflows/replication.yaml
index 4cd35fc29..6a1f435d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/replication.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/replication.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   replication-test:
     name: Replication Tests with Go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-ci-cd.yaml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-ci-cd.yaml
index 837ae5484..048a417a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-ci-cd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-ci-cd.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Go ${{ matrix.go-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}