diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-license-site.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-license-site.yml
index 0a9b3b21..b2bc4383 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-license-site.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-license-site.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
       - 'license-exceptions/playwright.config.js'
       - 'license-exceptions/package.json'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   e2e-tests:
     name: Run E2E Tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-csv.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-csv.yml
index 70e4f6f0..0679e487 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-csv.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-csv.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     paths:
       - "project-maintainers.csv"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   validate-csv:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-exceptions.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-exceptions.yml
index aef02c62..c046738a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-exceptions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-exceptions.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
       - 'license-exceptions/exceptions.json'
       - 'license-exceptions/schema/**'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest