diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_main.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_main.yml
index 94eadaf72..e15025278 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_main.yml
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ on:
       - '.github/**' # exclude .github directory
       - '**.md' # exclude all markdown files
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: write
+
 jobs:
   docker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      packages: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_release.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_release.yml
index 11a5c311a..181781b2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_release.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [released, prereleased]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: write
+
 jobs:
    
   docker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      packages: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index b37a48995..5495a8053 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   release:
     types: [released]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index b3a754fea..47b5a99b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Go
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [main] 
     paths:
       - '**'  # include all files
       - '!.github/**' # exclude .github directory
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ on:
 
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: write
+
 jobs:
   build:
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index cba43d3df..256b3bc77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   e2e-test:
     runs-on: firefly-ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/solidity.yml b/.github/workflows/solidity.yml
index 47ebecd61..bd69f84ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/solidity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/solidity.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: read
+
 jobs:
   solidity-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest