diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docker-postgresql.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docker-postgresql.yml
index e3efe6fda..2cf021969 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docker-postgresql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docker-postgresql.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Fineract Docker build for PostgreSQL
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docker.yml
index 5d820b687..dc6d6c7ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docker.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Fineract Docker build
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-postgresql.yml b/.github/workflows/build-postgresql.yml
index 0366f8268..b53bbe8bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-postgresql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-postgresql.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: Fineract Gradle build - basicauth - PostgreSQL
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0fa6bbe55..0b6a67deb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: Fineract Gradle build - basicauth
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fineract.dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/fineract.dev.yaml
index eed28433b..cbdb47040 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fineract.dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fineract.dev.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - develop
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   setup-build-deploy:
     name: Deploy on Fineract.dev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
index 450bc94eb..b98a186c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: Fineract Sonarqube
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 0b2109b80..113ef1b76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@ name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
 on:
   schedule:
   - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   stale:
+    permissions:
+      issues: write  # for actions/stale to close stale issues
+      pull-requests: write  # for actions/stale to close stale PRs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/stale@v5