diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index f9114cff..0161b923 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ on:
       - 'tests/**'
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 10,22 * * *" # Runs at 10:00 AM and 10:00 PM GMT
-
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
 env:
   GPT_CAPACITY: 150
   TEXT_EMBEDDING_CAPACITY: 200
@@ -35,12 +37,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5 # Checks out your repository
 
-      - name: Install Azure CLI
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash
-          az --version  # Verify installation
-
       - name: Install Kubernetes CLI (kubectl)
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -144,10 +140,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Bicep CLI
         run: az bicep install
 
-      - name: Install Azure Developer CLI
-        run: |
-          curl -fsSL https://aka.ms/install-azd.sh | bash
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Install azd
+        uses: Azure/setup-azd@v2
         
       - name: Set Deployment Region
         run: |
@@ -406,12 +400,6 @@ jobs:
       VALID_REGION: ${{ needs.deploy.outputs.VALID_REGION }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Install Azure CLI
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash
-          az --version  # Verify installation
-          
       - name: Login to Azure
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml b/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
index 6bf45965..dd6e5a57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-automation.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ on:
 env:
     url: ${{ inputs.DKM_URL }}
     accelerator_name: "DKM"
-
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest