diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-petclinic-benchmark-image.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-petclinic-benchmark-image.yml
index c995af24ab29..89fb6c2a6f27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-petclinic-benchmark-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-petclinic-benchmark-image.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       packages: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-early-jdk8-images.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-early-jdk8-images.yml
index 537fdcbab129..14f324d8799b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-early-jdk8-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-early-jdk8-images.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   publish:
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       packages: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml
index eec2031ed0f7..7da47009d3bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   publishLinux:
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       packages: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publishWindows:
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       packages: write
     runs-on: windows-latest
     defaults:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-servlet-images.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-servlet-images.yml
index ee2a1c7d5d52..bd4ecc5c80c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-servlet-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-servlet-images.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish:
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       packages: write
     needs: prepare
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-smoke-test-images.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-smoke-test-images.yml
index da7d222cbb18..1c34443ebe55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-smoke-test-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-smoke-test-images.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       packages: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2