diff --git a/.github/codeql.yml b/.github/codeql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5fc5ec6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/codeql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+name: "CodeQL config"
+
+paths:
+  - src/autoconf
+  - src/scheduler
+  - src/ui
+  - src/common
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
index e7627e21b..a18c6c0d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -201,11 +201,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-        paths:
-          - src/autoconf
-          - src/scheduler
-          - src/ui
-          - src/common
+        config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql.yml
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
       with: