diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 27f7dfb1..c0bf8fd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ env:
   MINGW_URL: "https://github.com/brechtsanders/winlibs_mingw/releases/download/13.2.0-16.0.6-11.0.0-ucrt-r1/winlibs-x86_64-posix-seh-gcc-13.2.0-llvm-16.0.6-mingw-w64ucrt-11.0.0-r1.7z"
   MINGW_VERSION: "13.2.0-16.0.6-11.0.0-ucrt-r1"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   cache_craff:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scans.yml b/.github/workflows/scans.yml
index 5a3696a6..10fbf32e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scans.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scans.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: ["main"]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   super_lint:
     name: Run Super Linter
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed2b652a..543013d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[![OpenSSF Best Practices](https://www.bestpractices.dev/projects/9349/badge)](https://www.bestpractices.dev/projects/9349)
+
 # TSFFS: Target Software Fuzzer For SIMICS
 
 TSFFS is a snapshotting, coverage-guided fuzzer built on the