diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-release-proposal.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-release-proposal.yml
index 9d8ba5998a7a5c..88bbd5d4e9b068 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-release-proposal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-release-proposal.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
   lint-release-commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       pull-requests: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notify-on-push.yml b/.github/workflows/notify-on-push.yml
index 14b184deb515c2..2b85784d56898b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notify-on-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notify-on-push.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'nodejs/node'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2