Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 1441

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Author: austenstone

.github/workflows/backend.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest