diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index ff460e8197f..843e1e1a8e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,18 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   analyse:
+    permissions:
+      # for github/codeql-action/init to get workflow details
+      actions: read
+      # for actions/checkout to fetch code
+      contents: read
+      # for github/codeql-action/analyze to upload SARIF results
+      security-events: write
     name: Analyse
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     if: ${{ github.actor != 'renovate[bot]' && github.actor != 'camperbot' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yaml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yaml
index 227b59d27e2..9d29a16e5ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@ name: 'Pull Request Labeler'
 on:
   - pull_request_target
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   triage:
+    permissions:
+      # for actions/labeler to determine modified files
+      contents: read
+      # for actions/labeler to add labels to PRs
+      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/labeler@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js-tests-upcoming.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js-tests-upcoming.yml
index 8834b970277..4b6870bc5ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js-tests-upcoming.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js-tests-upcoming.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ on:
     # run this Action every 14 days
     - cron: '0 * */14 * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml
index 1fb3ea950bd..0733218d9d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
     branches-ignore:
       - 'renovate/**'
   pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Lint