diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index 30e8382..c1054e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ on:
     # At 12:00 on every day-of-month
     - cron: "0 12 */1 * *"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/news-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/news-check.yaml
index 4600fd6..2bcac0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/news-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/news-check.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ on:
       - "labeled"
       - "unlabeled"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: read
+
 jobs:
   news_entry_check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim