diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-node.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-node.yml
index 0e0d0cc..d1cc10b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-node.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-node.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
 # This will run standard CI for Node.js/npm/TypeScript projects.
 
 name: CI-Node
-permissions:
-  contents: write  # required for release_setup action
+permissions: {}
 
 on:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-  pull_request:
 
 concurrency:
   group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}"
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
     name: CI-Node
     uses: LizardByte/.github/.github/workflows/__call-ci-node.yml@master
     if: ${{ github.repository != 'LizardByte/.github' }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # required for release_setup action
     secrets:
       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_BOT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml
index 15c5a6f..5569a2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_codeql.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@
 # the above-mentioned repo.
 
 name: CodeQL
-permissions:
-  actions: read
-  contents: read
-  security-events: write
+permissions: {}
 
 on:
+  pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-  pull_request:
   schedule:
     - cron: '00 12 * * 0'  # every Sunday at 12:00 UTC
 
@@ -26,3 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     name: CodeQL
     uses: LizardByte/.github/.github/workflows/__call-codeql.yml@master
     if: ${{ github.repository != 'LizardByte/.github' }}
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml
index 80be0cc..e7760cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_common-lint.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 # the above-mentioned repo.
 
 name: common lint
-permissions:
-  contents: read
+permissions: {}
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -19,3 +18,5 @@ jobs:
     name: Common Lint
     uses: LizardByte/.github/.github/workflows/__call-common-lint.yml@master
     if: ${{ github.repository != 'LizardByte/.github' }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_update-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/_update-npm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df4e212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/_update-npm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+# This workflow is centrally managed in https://github.com/LizardByte/.github/
+# Don't make changes to this file in this repo as they will be overwritten with changes made to the same file in
+# the above-mentioned repo.
+
+# To use, add the `npm-pkg` repository label to identify repositories that should trigger this workflow.
+
+# Update NPM packages on release events.
+
+name: Update NPM
+permissions: {}
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - released
+
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  update-npm:
+    name: Update NPM
+    uses: LizardByte/.github/.github/workflows/__call-update-npm.yml@master
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'LizardByte'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write  # required for provenance and OIDC
+      packages: write
+    with:
+      release_version: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}