diff --git a/.github/workflows/yamllint.yml b/.github/workflows/yamllint.yml
index fe7a6a76161..7318442e35b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yamllint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yamllint.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ name: mega-linter-yaml
 on:
   pull_request:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: mega-linter-yaml