diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-ci.yml
index 9f4c63e..0b6debb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main, master]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   desktop-smoke:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality-gates.yml b/.github/workflows/quality-gates.yml
index 36d4b0a..3a7176d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality-gates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality-gates.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main, master]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   quality:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest