diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml
index 1070b9e3f1..f1be2c9de5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
   # Allows manual run of workflow
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index c68e46167d..83cf2c36b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 19 * * 3'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   analyze:
+    permissions:
+      actions: read  # for github/codeql-action/init to get workflow details
+      contents: read  # for actions/checkout to fetch code
+      security-events: write  # for github/codeql-action/autobuild to send a status report
     name: Analyze
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
index 24e20d16b9..c14f002ca5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 0 * * 0"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: macos-11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-release.yml
index 8e4d350c01..ec206db0d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-release.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Release packages
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest