diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 231eb50..2befa72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 name: "Code scanning - action"
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 on:
   pull_request: