diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index c3139330..95f48d8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ name: codeql
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+    tags:
+      - '*'
   pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 12 * * 6'