diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7a6d99b687..23975b8d29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: ['**']
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
 
   #
@@ -81,6 +84,8 @@ jobs:
   # Release job, only for pushes to the main development branch
   #
   release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build] # build job must pass before we can release