diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildtest.yaml b/.github/workflows/buildtest.yaml
index b6cef3a74..c40ef5ec5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildtest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildtest.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 name: Test
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push: