diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-issues-ping-assignee.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-issues-ping-assignee.yml
index 0c4ed3e4969eb..a5cac62f5f2c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-issues-ping-assignee.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-issues-ping-assignee.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'
 
+permissions: read-all
+
 jobs:
   run:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04