diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-results-repo.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-results-repo.yml
index 722454349..03655ffd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-results-repo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-results-repo.yml
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ jobs:
 
   pytest-benchmark:
     name: Run Pytest benchmark example - github.com/arup-group/github-action-benchmark
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4