diff --git a/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97b860e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+paths-ignore:
+  - build
+  - '.cmake-format.py'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index f6368955..cd4470a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           queries: +security-and-quality
+          config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
           
       - name : installPackages
         run : |