diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 05e6741c..a3136655 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write # for github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to upload SARIF results
+
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v4