diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..780ad807831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: "CodeQL Analysis"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    #        ┌───────────── minute (0 - 59)
+    #        │  ┌───────────── hour (0 - 23)
+    #        │  │ ┌───────────── day of the month (1 - 31)
+    #        │  │ │ ┌───────────── month (1 - 12 or JAN-DEC)
+    #        │  │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of the week (0 - 6 or SUN-SAT)
+    #        │  │ │ │ │
+    #        │  │ │ │ │
+    #        │  │ │ │ │
+    #        *  * * * *
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  CodeQL-Build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+        with:
+          languages: go
+
+      - name: Autobuild
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ff9c42a0a7..38c33125772 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 - `NewGRPCDriver` function returns a `ProtocolDriver` that maintains a single gRPC connection to the collector. (#1369)
 - Documentation about the project's versioning policy. (#1388)
 - `NewSplitDriver` for OTLP exporter that allows sending traces and metrics to different endpoints. (#1418)
+- Add codeql worfklow to GitHub Actions (#1428)
 
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