diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bbfde04f67..4f5e161f89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 name: CI
 on: [push, pull_request]
+permissions:
+  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
 jobs:
   Tests:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index ea6e0f5a60..763fb72577 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
     paths:
       - site/content/**
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Deploy docs
@@ -25,4 +27,4 @@ jobs:
           repo: 'svelte'
           branch: 'master'
           docs_path: 'site/content'
-          token: ${{ steps.github-app.outputs.token }}
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+          token: ${{ steps.github-app.outputs.token }}