diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
index 55f9ec49fa7..cc813e252ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
       - main
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   format-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml b/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml
index 2881a667a89..cae2d6b538a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Closed Issue Message
 on:
     issues:
        types: [closed]
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
     auto_comment:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cspell.yml b/.github/workflows/cspell.yml
index b0bc75bdbe9..1a4c257edb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cspell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cspell.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: cspell
 
 on: [push]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   cspell:
     name: cspell
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license-check.yml b/.github/workflows/license-check.yml
index f91f8c66632..5edc44ebfde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license-check.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: License Scan
 
 on: [pull_request]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license-scheduled-check.yml b/.github/workflows/license-scheduled-check.yml
index b68eb54aec7..c44049a1498 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license-scheduled-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license-scheduled-check.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_issue.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_issue.yml
index 4aff44e8e03..a20088a5ff5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_issue.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *"
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   cleanup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest