diff --git a/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7ccb36dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © FOSSology contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: FSFAP
+
+paths-ignore:
+  - '**/testdata/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 99077a019b..06c26c8948 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © FOSSology contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: FSFAP
+#
 # For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
 # to commit it to your repository.
 #
@@ -19,9 +22,6 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '42 23 * * 1'
 
-paths-ignore:
-  - '**/testdata'
-
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
           dependency-caching: true
+          config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
 
       - if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
         shell: bash