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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 The Elixir Team
+
+name: "CodeQL Advanced"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "29 8 * * 1"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    permissions:
+      security-events: write
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - language: actions
+            build-mode: none
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@89a39a4e59826350b863aa6b6252a07ad50cf83e # v4.32.4
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@89a39a4e59826350b863aa6b6252a07ad50cf83e # v4.32.4
+        with:
+          category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"