diff --git a/csharp/codeql-extractor.yml b/csharp/codeql-extractor.yml
index 1990b2080e7..0f65d9bc2e5 100644
--- a/csharp/codeql-extractor.yml
+++ b/csharp/codeql-extractor.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ version: 1.22.1
 column_kind: "utf16"
 extra_env_vars:
   DOTNET_GENERATE_ASPNET_CERTIFICATE: "false"
+build_modes:
+  - autobuild
+  - manual
 github_api_languages:
   - C#
 scc_languages:
diff --git a/go/codeql-extractor.yml b/go/codeql-extractor.yml
index ccb1c721060..20cfe987ef3 100644
--- a/go/codeql-extractor.yml
+++ b/go/codeql-extractor.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ pull_request_triggers:
   - "**/glide.yaml"
   - "**/Gopkg.toml"
 column_kind: "utf8"
+build_modes:
+  - autobuild
+  - manual
 github_api_languages:
   - Go
 scc_languages:
diff --git a/ql/codeql-extractor.yml b/ql/codeql-extractor.yml
index fb5027f8f5b..516845588fe 100644
--- a/ql/codeql-extractor.yml
+++ b/ql/codeql-extractor.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ display_name: "QL"
 version: 0.0.1
 column_kind: "utf8"
 legacy_qltest_extraction: true
+build_modes:
+  - none
 github_api_languages:
   - CodeQL
 scc_languages:
diff --git a/ruby/codeql-extractor.yml b/ruby/codeql-extractor.yml
index 1c9cfbdf052..9b949a1a4ab 100644
--- a/ruby/codeql-extractor.yml
+++ b/ruby/codeql-extractor.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ display_name: "Ruby"
 version: 0.1.0
 column_kind: "utf8"
 legacy_qltest_extraction: true
+build_modes:
+  - none
 github_api_languages:
   - Ruby
 scc_languages:
diff --git a/swift/codeql-extractor.yml b/swift/codeql-extractor.yml
index 0439f0ea3e0..c7c0bdca75a 100644
--- a/swift/codeql-extractor.yml
+++ b/swift/codeql-extractor.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ display_name: "Swift"
 version: 0.1.0
 column_kind: "utf8"
 legacy_qltest_extraction: true
+build_modes:
+  - autobuild
+  - manual
 github_api_languages:
   - Swift
 scc_languages: