diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9eedda17d83e758..87091022c293034 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ on:
     - 'main'
     - '3.*'
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}-reusable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 62e255095c9458a..20d1477e5084683 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: Lint
 
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/new-bugs-announce-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/new-bugs-announce-notifier.yml
index 311672bb628c083..339465f75f16959 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/new-bugs-announce-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/new-bugs-announce-notifier.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on:
     types:
       - opened
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   notify-new-bugs-announce:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/require-pr-label.yml b/.github/workflows/require-pr-label.yml
index ebc5699d4908417..206f24cf9d5fb32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/require-pr-label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/require-pr-label.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, labeled, unlabeled, synchronize]
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   label:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml
index 71ba1d97a563704..e99cc1fa5f217df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-macos.yml
index fa8d89912bc0d7f..5217a4962939342 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-macos.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         default: false
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   build_macos:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml
index c836ff59b060744..7489cddda94bb58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-windows.yml
index fad82009fb51666..30c890be201f125 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-windows.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         default: false
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   build_win32:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 164882460d66d82..988444721264775 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: "0 0 * * *"
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   stale:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-ensurepip-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-ensurepip-wheels.yml
index 018b0463b7f8dc5..2c47fdbc1e12b59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-ensurepip-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-ensurepip-wheels.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ on:
       - '.github/workflows/verify-ensurepip-wheels.yml'
       - 'Tools/scripts/verify_ensurepip_wheels.py'
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-expat.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-expat.yml
index e193dfa4603e8ac..472a11db2da5fbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-expat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-expat.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ on:
       - 'Modules/expat/**'
       - '.github/workflows/verify-expat.yml'
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}