diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa.yml b/.github/workflows/qa.yml
index a1a1cda..ad162ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+# Permissions should be configured at the job level.
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   check:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read # To clone the repo.
+
     name: 'Basic QA checks'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest