diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-docs.yml
index ff64b9bcd2..caa553521b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-docs.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ on:
       - '**.md'
       - '.github/workflows/lint-docs.yml'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   lint-markdown:
     name: Lint markdown files
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run link checker
         # For any troubleshooting, see:
         # https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee/blob/master/docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@8646ba30535128ac92d33dfc9133794bfdd9b411
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@e7477775783ea5526144ba13e8db5eec57747ce8
         with:
           # user-agent: if a user agent is not specified, some websites (e.g.
           # GitHub Docs) return HTTP errors which Lychee will interpret as