diff --git a/.github/workflows/license-check.yml b/.github/workflows/license-check.yml
index 69063c97897..79d8192e3e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license-check.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   license-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2