diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8ed53fe16..f41c09d1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 name: Continuous Integration
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: write
 on: # rebuild any PRs and main branch changes
   pull_request:
   push: