diff --git a/.github/workflows/fpb-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/fpb-lint.yml
index 3762ea660..6bfbaed43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fpb-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fpb-lint.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: free-programming-books-lint
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build: