diff --git a/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
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+name: "CodeQL config"
+
+queries:
+  - uses: security-and-quality
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
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+name: "Code scanning - action"
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 1 * * 2"
+
+jobs:
+  CodeQL-Build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          # We must fetch at least the immediate parents so that if this is
+          # a pull request then we can checkout the head.
+          fetch-depth: 2
+
+      # If this run was triggered by a pull request event, then checkout
+      # the head of the pull request instead of the merge commit.
+      - run: git checkout HEAD^2
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+        with:
+          languages: go
+          config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
+
+      # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+      # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
+
+      # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
+      #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
+      #    uses a compiled language
+
+      #- run: |
+      #   make bootstrap
+      #   make release
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1