diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
index 71ef7bae..096f1593 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: YAML validation
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 on:
   push:
     paths: