diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_pr.yml
index 3b7cda508..69d60f102 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_pr.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - "docs/**"
       - "*.md"
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Lint