diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 54f85e304..fa68647a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 9 * * *" # run at 6 AM UTC
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   benchmark:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bullmq-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/bullmq-tests.yml
index f47b31d13..d51e01839 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bullmq-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bullmq-tests.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ name: bullmq-tests
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-fakeredis.yml b/.github/workflows/test-fakeredis.yml
index 93e700c53..5fc1b4eaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-fakeredis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-fakeredis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read 
+
 concurrency:
   group: dragonfly-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true