diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
index 417966e7..e1e96021 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   unit_tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: read
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.11", "3.12"]