diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-issue-header.yml b/.github/workflows/add-issue-header.yml
index 00b7ae50cb9935..4c25976b9c24f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/add-issue-header.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/add-issue-header.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ on:
       # Only ever run once
       - opened
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   add-header:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a45f2c069a755d..c50d060051bc4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ on:
     - 'main'
     - '3.*'
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency:
   # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#concurrency
@@ -540,6 +541,7 @@ jobs:
       needs.build-context.outputs.run-ci-fuzz == 'true'
       || needs.build-context.outputs.run-ci-fuzz-stdlib == 'true'
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       security-events: write
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jit.yml b/.github/workflows/jit.yml
index f19394227d090c..a9e9b8e3a4cd8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jit.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ on:
       - '!**/*.ini'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index fb2b94b7362308..e9a4eb2b0808cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: Lint
 
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
index 61c8562a338a01..0c97ba4861dbc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ on:
       - "Tools/requirements-dev.txt"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/new-bugs-announce-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/new-bugs-announce-notifier.yml
index 14860e56600d06..e585657dde6881 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/new-bugs-announce-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/new-bugs-announce-notifier.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on:
     types:
       - opened
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   notify-new-bugs-announce:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/require-pr-label.yml b/.github/workflows/require-pr-label.yml
index ebc5699d490841..206f24cf9d5fb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/require-pr-label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/require-pr-label.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, labeled, unlabeled, synchronize]
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   label:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-cifuzz.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-cifuzz.yml
index f06b193d3715fb..9b49e7fd26f007 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-cifuzz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-cifuzz.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   cifuzz:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-context.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-context.yml
index 6416115b1de058..8ed6873104db7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-context.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-context.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
         description: Whether to run the Windows tests
         value: ${{ jobs.compute-changes.outputs.run-windows-tests }}  # bool
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   compute-changes:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml
index e1c35021432ad0..bee44e8df27663 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-macos.yml
index dbc6fd3774a5ba..e7e2a0afd341f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-macos.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-san.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-san.yml
index f5e7f48b860b2f..82d6759b6347e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-san.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-san.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         default: false
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml
index 3f1abce25c9684..f03908afc14b83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         default: false
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-wasi.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-wasi.yml
index e9c032f93bbf2d..2e5d4b8dd56618 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-wasi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-wasi.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ name: Reusable WASI
 on:
   workflow_call:
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-windows-msi.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-windows-msi.yml
index e836944f465bb3..e690224f35537b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-windows-msi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-windows-msi.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-windows.yml
index 41ba50d8665d80..919ab4a4fb33b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-windows.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         default: false
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 42ddb713c10393..1fbc4a20dbc7dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: "0 */6 * * *"
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   stale:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-ensurepip-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-ensurepip-wheels.yml
index 4ac25bc909b13f..cb40f6abc0b3b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-ensurepip-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-ensurepip-wheels.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ on:
       - '.github/workflows/verify-ensurepip-wheels.yml'
       - 'Tools/build/verify_ensurepip_wheels.py'
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-expat.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-expat.yml
index e193dfa4603e8a..472a11db2da5fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-expat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-expat.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ on:
       - 'Modules/expat/**'
       - '.github/workflows/verify-expat.yml'
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}