diff --git a/.github/workflows/exakat.yml b/.github/workflows/exakat.yml
index c2f8cc12765..1d134ff2455 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/exakat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/exakat.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: "0 20 * * *"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   exakat:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest