diff --git a/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3da57fe34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name: "CodeQL config"
+
+paths-ignore:
+  - cdn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 3686d9287..9ebc7aee6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ jobs:
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
       with:
         languages: javascript
+        config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
 
     - name: Autobuild
       uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
-      paths-ignore:
-        - cdn