diff --git a/.github/workflows/md_lint_check.yml b/.github/workflows/md_lint_check.yml
index 6b89509f74..b0bf0bfc8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/md_lint_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/md_lint_check.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   lint:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     env:
       CI: true