diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-update-readme.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-update-readme.yml
index 95ab5b6ca..f0011a9e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-update-readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-update-readme.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
     branches:
     - stable
 
+# disable permissions for all of the available permissions
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   dockerHubDescription:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest