diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-cli-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/release-cli-npm.yml
index e7b2eae6..e7c08a2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-cli-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-cli-npm.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build-binaries:
     name: Build ${{ matrix.pkg }}