diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 6c0df92..c6704c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ jobs:
         java-version: '11'
         distribution: 'temurin'
 
+    # Initialize CodeQL with custom configuration
+    # - Excludes specific queries that may generate noise
+    # - Ignores test paths to focus on production code
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
@@ -39,6 +42,17 @@ jobs:
         queries: +security-and-quality
         build-mode: none
         dependency-caching: true
+        config: |
+          query-filters:
+            - exclude:
+                id: java/missing-call-to-super-finalize
+            - exclude:
+                id: java/unread-local-variable
+          paths-ignore:
+            - '**/test/**'
+            - '**/tests/**'
+            - '**/*Test.java'
+            - '**/*Tests.java'
 
     # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (Java, C#, Go, etc.)
     # If this step fails, remove it and run the build manually instead