diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_google_community/drive.py b/libs/community/langchain_google_community/drive.py
index 8bdb93ff..769d714c 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_google_community/drive.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_google_community/drive.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from langchain_core.documents import Document
 from pydantic import BaseModel, field_validator, model_validator
 
-SCOPES = ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file"]
+SCOPES = ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly"]
 
 
 class GoogleDriveLoader(BaseLoader, BaseModel):