diff --git a/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml b/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
index c33af6f..47f2e51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Commitlint
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   commitlint:
     name: Run commitlint scanning