diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-markdownlint.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-markdownlint.yml
index 0cd78629cd..e5bff1d6b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-markdownlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-markdownlint.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 name: Markdownlint on PR
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 on:
   pull_request: