# Actions policies

Actions policies let you govern how GitHub Actions workflows run in a repository.

## Links

* [About Actions policies](/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/actions-policies/about-actions-policies)

  Actions policies let you govern how GitHub Actions workflows run in your repository, starting with workflow execution protections.

* [Workflow execution protections](/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/actions-policies/workflow-execution-protections)

  Workflow execution protections let you control who can trigger GitHub Actions workflows and which events are permitted to run them.