diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ff1c20a1a..cc472f17f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ env:
   SAUCE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SAUCE_USERNAME }}
   SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY }}
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read #  to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest