diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5b2ea604..02420e99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
+permissions:
+  contents:read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       run: ./mvnw -B -q -ff -ntp verify
     - name: Extract project Maven version
       id: projectVersion
-      run: echo "version=$(./mvnw org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:3.3.0:evaluate -DforceStdout -Dexpression=project.version -q)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      run: echo "version=$(./mvnw org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:3.4.1:evaluate -DforceStdout -Dexpression=project.version -q)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: Deploy snapshot
       if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && matrix.java_version == '8' && endsWith(steps.projectVersion.outputs.version, '-SNAPSHOT')
       env: