diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2aca5c4a..2a966d09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ for family, grp in itertools.groupby(collected.checks.items(), key=lambda x: x[1
 - [`GH103`](https://learn.scientific-python.org/development/guides/gha-basic#GH103): At least one workflow with manual dispatch trigger
 - [`GH104`](https://learn.scientific-python.org/development/guides/gha-wheels#GH104): Use unique names for upload-artifact
 - [`GH105`](https://learn.scientific-python.org/development/guides/gha-basic#GH105): Use Trusted Publishing instead of token-based publishing on PyPI
+- [`GH106`](https://learn.scientific-python.org/development/guides/gha-basic#GH106): Use zizmor to check the GitHub Actions
 - [`GH200`](https://learn.scientific-python.org/development/guides/gha-basic#GH200): Maintained by Dependabot
 - [`GH210`](https://learn.scientific-python.org/development/guides/gha-basic#GH210): Maintains the GitHub action versions with Dependabot
 - [`GH211`](https://learn.scientific-python.org/development/guides/gha-basic#GH211): Do not pin core actions as major versions
diff --git a/docs/pages/guides/gha_basic.md b/docs/pages/guides/gha_basic.md
index 5529afba..5cb94ca4 100644
--- a/docs/pages/guides/gha_basic.md
+++ b/docs/pages/guides/gha_basic.md
@@ -91,6 +91,27 @@ run a manual check, like check-manifest, then you can keep it but just use
 this one check. You can also use `needs: lint` in your other jobs to keep them
 from running if the lint check does not pass.
 
+### Linting your workflows
+
+{rr}`GH106` GitHub Actions workflows are a common source of security issues,
+such as script injection from untrusted input, overly broad token permissions,
+and credentials accidentally persisted by `actions/checkout`.
+[zizmor](https://docs.zizmor.sh) is a static analysis tool that audits your
+workflows for these problems. The easiest way to run it is as a pre-commit hook:
+
+```yaml
+- repo: https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor-pre-commit
+  rev: "v1.25.2"
+  hooks:
+    - id: zizmor
+```
+
+You can silence individual findings with `# zizmor: ignore[rule]` comments, or
+collect them in a [`zizmor.yml`](https://docs.zizmor.sh/configuration/) config
+file. If you'd rather keep it out of pre-commit, zizmor also ships the
+[`zizmorcore/zizmor-action`](https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor-action)
+GitHub Action, which can upload results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
+
 ### Unit tests
 
 Implementing unit tests is also easy. Since you should be following best
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 60573f2d..42c78578 100755
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ def pc_bump(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     versions = {}
     pages = [
         Path("docs/pages/guides/style.md"),
+        Path("docs/pages/guides/gha_basic.md"),
         Path("{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml"),
         Path(".pre-commit-config.yaml"),
     ]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9fd7904a..f64802c6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ ignore = [
 "helpers/extensions.py" = ["ANN"]
 
 [tool.repo-review.ignore]
-RTD103 = "Using Ruby instead of Python for docs"
+RTD103 = "Using MystMD instead of Python for docs"
 
 [tool.typos.default.extend-words]
 nd = "nd"
diff --git a/src/sp_repo_review/checks/github.py b/src/sp_repo_review/checks/github.py
index 1547b238..8f893034 100644
--- a/src/sp_repo_review/checks/github.py
+++ b/src/sp_repo_review/checks/github.py
@@ -192,6 +192,45 @@ def check(workflows: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
         return "\n".join(errors)
 
 
+class GH106(GitHub):
+    "Use zizmor to check the GitHub Actions"
+
+    requires = {"GH100"}
+    url = mk_url("gha-basic")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def check(precommit: dict[str, Any], workflows: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+        """
+        Projects with GitHub Actions should statically analyze their workflows
+        with [zizmor](https://docs.zizmor.sh), which catches common security
+        issues such as template injection, excessive permissions, and
+        credential persistence. The simplest way is to add the pre-commit hook:
+
+        ```yaml
+        - repo: https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor-pre-commit
+          rev: v1.25.2
+          hooks:
+            - id: zizmor
+        ```
+
+        You can also run it as the `zizmorcore/zizmor-action` GitHub Action.
+        """
+        for repo_item in precommit.get("repos", []):
+            if (
+                repo_item.get("repo", "").lower()
+                == "https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor-pre-commit"
+            ):
+                return True
+        for workflow in workflows.values():
+            for job in workflow.get("jobs", {}).values():
+                if not isinstance(job, dict):
+                    continue
+                for step in job.get("steps", []):
+                    if step.get("uses", "").startswith("zizmorcore/zizmor-action"):
+                        return True
+        return False
+
+
 class GH200(GitHub):
     "Maintained by Dependabot"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_github.py b/tests/test_github.py
index 99e3a347..6dcdabf8 100644
--- a/tests/test_github.py
+++ b/tests/test_github.py
@@ -180,6 +180,45 @@ def test_gh105_token_based_upload() -> None:
     assert "Token-based publishing" in res.err_msg
 
 
+def test_gh106_precommit() -> None:
+    precommit = yaml.safe_load(
+        """
+        repos:
+          - repo: https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor-pre-commit
+            rev: v1.22.0
+            hooks:
+              - id: zizmor
+        """
+    )
+    assert compute_check("GH106", precommit=precommit, workflows={"ci": {}}).result
+
+
+def test_gh106_action() -> None:
+    workflows = yaml.safe_load(
+        """
+        zizmor:
+          jobs:
+            zizmor:
+              steps:
+                - uses: zizmorcore/zizmor-action@v0.5.6
+        """
+    )
+    assert compute_check("GH106", precommit={}, workflows=workflows).result
+
+
+def test_gh106_missing() -> None:
+    precommit = yaml.safe_load(
+        """
+        repos:
+          - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+            rev: v0.15.16
+            hooks:
+              - id: ruff-check
+        """
+    )
+    assert not compute_check("GH106", precommit=precommit, workflows={"ci": {}}).result
+
+
 def test_gh200() -> None:
     dependabot = yaml.safe_load(
         """
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
index 6c4b3695..01703d62 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     groups:
       actions:
         patterns:
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 036e5108..8bda07a4 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+permissions: {}
+
 concurrency:
   group: {% raw %}${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}{% endraw %}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -21,10 +23,13 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     name: Format
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      {%- if cookiecutter.vcs %}
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      {%- if cookiecutter.vcs %}
           fetch-depth: 0
       {%- endif %}
 
@@ -45,6 +50,8 @@ jobs:
     {%- if cookiecutter.__type == "compiled" %}
     needs: [lint]
     {%- endif %}
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -57,8 +64,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      {%- if cookiecutter.vcs %}
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      {%- if cookiecutter.vcs %}
           fetch-depth: 0
       {%- endif %}
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/{% if cookiecutter.__type!='compiled' %}cd.yml{% endif %} b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/{% if cookiecutter.__type!='compiled' %}cd.yml{% endif %}
index bc0c2b45..ad96c913 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/{% if cookiecutter.__type!='compiled' %}cd.yml{% endif %}	
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/{% if cookiecutter.__type!='compiled' %}cd.yml{% endif %}	
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ on:
     types:
       - published
 
+permissions: {}
+
 concurrency:
   group: {% raw %}${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}{% endraw %}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -23,10 +25,13 @@ jobs:
   dist:
     name: Distribution build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package@v2
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/{% if cookiecutter.__type=='compiled' %}cd.yml{% endif %} b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/{% if cookiecutter.__type=='compiled' %}cd.yml{% endif %}
index fcac06ff..21b07dfc 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/{% if cookiecutter.__type=='compiled' %}cd.yml{% endif %}	
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/workflows/{% if cookiecutter.__type=='compiled' %}cd.yml{% endif %}	
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ on:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/cd.yml
 
+permissions: {}
+
 concurrency:
   group: {% raw %}${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}{% endraw %}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -22,9 +24,12 @@ jobs:
   make_sdist:
     name: Make SDist
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Build SDist
@@ -38,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
   build_wheels:
     name: {% raw %}Wheel on ${{ matrix.os }}{% endraw %}
     runs-on: {% raw %}${{ matrix.os }}{% endraw %}
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -52,9 +59,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v8.2.0
+        with:
+          # Disable caching to avoid poisoning published wheels
+          enable-cache: false
 
       - uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v4.0
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/{% if cookiecutter.__ci == 'github' %}zizmor.yml{% endif %} b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/{% if cookiecutter.__ci == 'github' %}zizmor.yml{% endif %}
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab94a2af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.github/{% if cookiecutter.__ci == 'github' %}zizmor.yml{% endif %}	
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Configuration for zizmor (https://docs.zizmor.sh)
+rules:
+  unpinned-uses:
+    config:
+      # Feel free to switch to hash pinning, then this can be removed.
+      policies:
+        "*": ref-pin
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1e8a5961..64f8486f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -114,3 +114,11 @@ repos:
       - id: check-gitlab-ci
 {%- endif %}
       - id: check-readthedocs
+
+{%- if cookiecutter.__ci == "github" %}
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor-pre-commit
+    rev: "v1.25.2"
+    hooks:
+      - id: zizmor
+{%- endif %}