diff --git a/code-scanning/crunch42.yml b/code-scanning/crunch42.yml
index 1d44bf9..e8e2447 100644
--- a/code-scanning/crunch42.yml
+++ b/code-scanning/crunch42.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,14 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: $cron-weekly
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   rest-api-static-security-testing:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read # for actions/checkout to fetch code
+      security-events: write # for 42Crunch/api-security-audit-action to upload results to Github Code Scanning
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2