diff --git a/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml
index 15c5a6f..5569a2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@
 # the above-mentioned repo.
 
 name: CodeQL
-permissions:
-  actions: read
-  contents: read
-  security-events: write
+permissions: {}
 
 on:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-  pull_request:
   schedule:
     - cron: '00 12 * * 0'  # every Sunday at 12:00 UTC
 
@@ -26,3 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     name: CodeQL
     uses: LizardByte/.github/.github/workflows/__call-codeql.yml@master
     if: ${{ github.repository != 'LizardByte/.github' }}
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml
index 80be0cc..e7760cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 # the above-mentioned repo.
 
 name: common lint
-permissions:
-  contents: read
+permissions: {}
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -19,3 +18,5 @@ jobs:
     name: Common Lint
     uses: LizardByte/.github/.github/workflows/__call-common-lint.yml@master
     if: ${{ github.repository != 'LizardByte/.github' }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_update-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/_update-docs.yml
index 6dd66c5..863f92d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_update-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_update-docs.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Update docs
     uses: LizardByte/.github/.github/workflows/__call-update-docs.yml@master
     if: github.repository_owner == 'LizardByte'
+    permissions: {}
     with:
       readthedocs_slug: ${{ vars.READTHEDOCS_SLUG }}
     secrets: