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+name: "codeql-scanning"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release/*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'release/*'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 9 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  CodeQL-Scanning:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+      pull-requests: read
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # 4.2.2
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+
+    - name: Install golang
+      uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # 5.3.0
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.21.13'
+        
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@dd746615b3b9d728a6a37ca2045b68ca76d4841a #3.28.8
+      with:
+        languages: go
+        
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@dd746615b3b9d728a6a37ca2045b68ca76d4841a #3.28.8