diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index ffa6b309..4b292229 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ on:
       - ".golangci.yml"
   pull_request:
 
+permissions:  # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-repo
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   golangci:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read  # for actions/checkout to fetch code
+      pull-requests: read  # for golangci/golangci-lint-action to fetch pull requests
     name: lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -29,4 +35,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@3a919529898de77ec3da873e3063ca4b10e7f5cc # v3.7.0
         with:
-          version: v1.54.2
+          version: v1.55.2