diff --git a/.github/codeql/codeql-configuration.yml b/.github/codeql/codeql-configuration.yml
index 5012a8c080e48..dbe5b23a53c56 100644
--- a/.github/codeql/codeql-configuration.yml
+++ b/.github/codeql/codeql-configuration.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 name: CodeQL Configuration
 
-paths:
-  - src
-  - scripts
-  - Herebyfile.mjs
 paths-ignore:
   - src/lib
+  - tests
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.release.yml b/azure-pipelines.release.yml
index 64e2da5f5b8e8..fdf1415501094 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.release.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.release.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ resources:
       name: 1ESPipelineTemplates/1ESPipelineTemplates
       ref: refs/tags/release
 
+variables:
+  Codeql.InitParameters: '--codescanning-config=$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/.github/codeql/codeql-configuration.yml'
+
 extends:
   template: v1/1ES.Official.PipelineTemplate.yml@1esPipelines
   parameters: