diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-enforcement.yml b/.github/workflows/label-enforcement.yml
index 5ad1f6ff8d9..c862f64b798 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label-enforcement.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-enforcement.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   label_checker:
     name: Please include labels on your pull request