diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 0eba7e19ce..54aed48787 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test:
     permissions:
-      contents: write
+      contents: read
       checks: write
       pull-requests: write