diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 5475d431c4..e5e64fa6a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - release/*
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}