diff --git a/.github/workflows/multiTenancyDeployLocal.yml b/.github/workflows/multiTenancyDeployLocal.yml
index 2cb1e8ea..30d936c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multiTenancyDeployLocal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multiTenancyDeployLocal.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ on:
 permissions:
   pull-requests: read
   packages: read  # Added permission to read packages
+  contents: read # allows workflow to checkout private repository
 
 jobs:
   deploy: