diff --git a/.github/codeql-config.yml b/.github/codeql-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..574f9b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/codeql-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name: CodeQL Config
+
+paths-ignore:
+  - lib
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 4fb6f9cc..a8570f78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
       with:
+        config-file: ./.github/codeql-config.yml
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis