diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-e2e-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-e2e-cli.yml
index ee0d7de4c..7e778ae6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-e2e-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-e2e-cli.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 0 1 * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest-large
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build e2e-cli
         working-directory: e2e-cli
         run: |
-          npm install
+          npm ci
           npm run build
 
       - name: Prepare artifact