diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
index db551c2..916e765 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: Backend CI
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push: