diff --git a/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml
index 00bdb7365..8d03ee2f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  actions: read
+  contents: read
+  security-events: write
+
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
-      security-events: write
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false