# GitHub Customize code scanning default setup at scale

- Product: GitHub (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github)
- Vendor: GitHub
- Date: 2026-08-04
- Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-04-customize-code-scanning-default-setup-at-scale
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/2026-08-04-customize-code-scanning-default-setup-at-scale

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You can now apply your own configuration file to code scanning default setup, using the new github-codeql-config-file repository property. This gives you control over how CodeQL scans your code for… T…

- **added** — Support a github-codeql-config-file repository property to apply custom configuration files to code scanning default setup