diff --git a/v2/internal/pkg/archive/unarchive.go b/v2/internal/pkg/archive/unarchive.go
index f4f74e52d..edf142fba 100644
--- a/v2/internal/pkg/archive/unarchive.go
+++ b/v2/internal/pkg/archive/unarchive.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func createFileWithProgress(parentDir string, header *tar.Header, reader *tar.Re
 	}
 	proxyReader := bar.ProxyReader(reader)
 	defer proxyReader.Close()
-	return writeFile(descriptor, proxyReader, header.FileInfo().Mode()|0755)
+	return writeFile(descriptor, proxyReader, header.FileInfo().Mode())
 }
 
 func writeFile(filePath string, reader io.Reader, perm os.FileMode) error {
diff --git a/v2/internal/pkg/delete/delete_images.go b/v2/internal/pkg/delete/delete_images.go
index f3dd93ce8..7f5af4e44 100644
--- a/v2/internal/pkg/delete/delete_images.go
+++ b/v2/internal/pkg/delete/delete_images.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (o DeleteImages) WriteDeleteMetaData(ctx context.Context, images []v2alpha1
 	if err != nil {
 		o.Log.Error(deleteImagesErrMsg, err)
 	}
-	err = os.WriteFile(filename, ymlData, 0755)
+	err = os.WriteFile(filename, ymlData, 0644) //nolint:gosec
 	if err != nil {
 		o.Log.Error(deleteImagesErrMsg, err)
 	}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (o DeleteImages) WriteDeleteMetaData(ctx context.Context, images []v2alpha1
 	if err != nil {
 		o.Log.Error("%v ", err)
 	}
-	err = os.WriteFile(discYamlFile, discYamlData, 0755)
+	err = os.WriteFile(discYamlFile, discYamlData, 0644) //nolint:gosec
 	if err != nil {
 		o.Log.Error(deleteImagesErrMsg, err)
 	}
diff --git a/v2/internal/pkg/imagebuilder/catalog_builder.go b/v2/internal/pkg/imagebuilder/catalog_builder.go
index 5459e7cb7..d699decd4 100644
--- a/v2/internal/pkg/imagebuilder/catalog_builder.go
+++ b/v2/internal/pkg/imagebuilder/catalog_builder.go
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/layout"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/tarball"
+	"github.com/otiai10/copy"
+
 	"github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/v2/internal/pkg/api/v2alpha1"
 	"github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/v2/internal/pkg/image"
 	"github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/v2/internal/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/openshift/oc-mirror/v2/internal/pkg/mirror"
-	"github.com/otiai10/copy"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func (c GCRCatalogBuilder) RebuildCatalog(ctx context.Context, catalogCopyRef v2
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error building catalog %s : %v", catalogCopyRef.Origin, err)
 	}
-	err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(filteredDir, "digest"), []byte(digest), 0755)
+	err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(filteredDir, "digest"), []byte(digest), 0644) //nolint:gosec
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}