diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a023e15..619ad49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     tags:
     - '*'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     if: github.repository == 'jazzband/django-axes'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 6b4b2d5..4f38195 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Test
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: build (Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, Django ${{ matrix.django-version }})