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+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - release-**.0
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * 1'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'go', 'javascript', 'python' ]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          # If you wish to specify cu stom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+          # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+          # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+          # Details on CodeQL's query packs refer to : https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+          # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.18.5
+
+      - name: Get base dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get update
+          # Uninstall any previously installed MySQL first
+          sudo systemctl stop apparmor
+          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get remove -y --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common
+          sudo apt-get -y autoremove
+          sudo apt-get -y autoclean
+          sudo deluser mysql
+          sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql
+          sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql
+          # Install mysql80
+          sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 467B942D3A79BD29
+          wget -c https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql-apt-config_0.8.20-1_all.deb
+          echo mysql-apt-config mysql-apt-config/select-server select mysql-8.0 | sudo debconf-set-selections
+          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" dpkg -i mysql-apt-config*
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get install -y mysql-server mysql-client
+          # Install everything else we need, and configure
+          sudo apt-get install -y make unzip g++ etcd curl git wget eatmydata
+          sudo service mysql stop
+          sudo service etcd stop
+          sudo bash -c "echo '/usr/sbin/mysqld { }' > /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld" # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.1/+bug/1806263
+          sudo ln -s /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld /etc/apparmor.d/disable/
+          sudo apparmor_parser -R /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld || echo "could not remove mysqld profile"
+          
+          # install JUnit report formatter
+          go install github.com/vitessio/go-junit-report@HEAD
+          
+          wget https://repo.percona.com/apt/percona-release_latest.$(lsb_release -sc)_all.deb
+          sudo apt-get install -y gnupg2
+          sudo dpkg -i percona-release_latest.$(lsb_release -sc)_all.deb
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install percona-xtrabackup-24
+
+      - name: Building last release's binaries
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        run: |
+          source build.env
+          make build
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2