diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index d437d7bf..c8580d39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@ on:
       - master
       - 2.*
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   # From https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint-action
   golangci:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read  # for actions/checkout to fetch code
+      pull-requests: read  # for golangci/golangci-lint-action to fetch pull requests
     name: lint
     strategy:
       matrix: