diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish-on-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish-on-release.yml
index 0e26a1db..8967c552 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-publish-on-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-publish-on-release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   call-test-lint:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-lint.yml
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     with:
       ref: ${{ github.event.release.target_commitish }}