diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-scanning-pack-gen.yml b/.github/workflows/code-scanning-pack-gen.yml
index dde0a1a3f6..22b20ba1ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-scanning-pack-gen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-scanning-pack-gen.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
   create-code-scanning-pack:
     name: Create Code Scanning pack
     needs: prepare-code-scanning-pack-matrix
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-xl
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.prepare-code-scanning-pack-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
@@ -133,4 +133,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: coding-standards-codeql-packs
-          path: '*-coding-standards.tgz'
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+          path: '*-coding-standards.tgz'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cb572f07e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL Advanced"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '27 4 * * 4'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
+    # Runner size impacts CodeQL analysis time. To learn more, please see:
+    #   - https://gh.io/recommended-hardware-resources-for-running-codeql
+    #   - https://gh.io/supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
+    #   - https://gh.io/using-larger-runners (GitHub.com only)
+    # Consider using larger runners or machines with greater resources for possible analysis time improvements.
+    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    permissions:
+      # required for all workflows
+      security-events: write
+
+      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
+      packages: read
+
+      # only required for workflows in private repositories
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+        - language: actions
+          build-mode: none
+        - language: c-cpp
+          build-mode: none
+        - language: javascript-typescript
+          build-mode: none
+        - language: python
+          build-mode: none
+        # CodeQL supports the following values keywords for 'language': 'actions', 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'rust', 'swift'
+        # Use `c-cpp` to analyze code written in C, C++ or both
+        # Use 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
+        # Use 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
+        # To learn more about changing the languages that are analyzed or customizing the build mode for your analysis,
+        # see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/customizing-your-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning.
+        # If you are analyzing a compiled language, you can modify the 'build-mode' for that language to customize how
+        # your codebase is analyzed, see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Add any setup steps before running the `github/codeql-action/init` action.
+    # This includes steps like installing compilers or runtimes (`actions/setup-node`
+    # or others). This is typically only required for manual builds.
+    # - name: Setup runtime (example)
+    #   uses: actions/setup-example@v1
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
+        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+
+    # If the analyze step fails for one of the languages you are analyzing with
+    # "We were unable to automatically build your code", modify the matrix above
+    # to set the build mode to "manual" for that language. Then modify this step
+    # to build your code.
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+    - if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo 'If you are using a "manual" build mode for one or more of the' \
+          'languages you are analyzing, replace this with the commands to build' \
+          'your code, for example:'
+        echo '  make bootstrap'
+        echo '  make release'
+        exit 1
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      with:
+        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql_unit_tests.yml
index 0f9aadb8b3..b30a9faefa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql_unit_tests.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           python scripts/create_language_matrix.py
           echo "matrix=$(
             python scripts/create_language_matrix.py | \
-            jq --compact-output 'map([.+{os: "ubuntu-latest-xl", codeql_standard_library_ident : .codeql_standard_library | sub("\/"; "_")}]) | flatten | {include: .}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            jq --compact-output 'map([.+{os: "ubuntu-22.04", codeql_standard_library_ident : .codeql_standard_library | sub("\/"; "_")}]) | flatten | {include: .}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   run-test-suites:
     name: Run unit tests
@@ -185,3 +185,4 @@ jobs:
             echo $FAILING_TESTS | jq .
             exit 1
           fi
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-standard-library-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-standard-library-dependencies.yml
index 4900f11172..ee7df317c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-standard-library-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-standard-library-dependencies.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 name: Verify Standard Library Dependencies
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 # Run this workflow every time the "supported_codeql_configs.json" file or a "qlpack.yml" file is changed
 on:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02c226f84a..ab2b5068fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,3 +59,4 @@ All header files in [c/common/test/includes/standard-library](./c/common/test/in
 <sup>1</sup>This repository incorporates portions of the SEI CERT® Coding Standards available at https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/seccode/SEI+CERT+Coding+Standards; however, such use does not necessarily constitute or imply an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Carnegie Mellon University or its Software Engineering Institute.
 
 
+
diff --git a/scripts/requirements.txt b/scripts/requirements.txt
index 8a240a6dab..eceb647cce 100644
--- a/scripts/requirements.txt
+++ b/scripts/requirements.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 beautifulsoup4==4.9.3
-certifi==2023.7.22
+certifi==2024.7.4
 chardet==3.0.4
 gitdb==4.0.5
 GitPython==3.1.41
 idna==2.10
-Jinja2==2.11.3
-MarkupSafe==1.1.1
-requests==2.31.0
+Jinja2==3.1.6
+MarkupSafe==2.1.5
+requests==2.32.4
 smmap==3.0.5
 soupsieve==2.0.1
 pyyaml==6.0.1
 urllib3==1.26.18
 wheel==0.38.1
 jsonschema==4.9.1
-marko==1.2.1
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+marko==1.2.1
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade-codeql-dependencies/requirements.txt b/scripts/upgrade-codeql-dependencies/requirements.txt
index 55b810e4aa..6e339d0aa3 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade-codeql-dependencies/requirements.txt
+++ b/scripts/upgrade-codeql-dependencies/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-certifi==2023.7.22
+certifi==2024.7.4
 charset-normalizer==3.2.0
-idna==3.4
-requests==2.31.0
+idna==3.7
+requests==2.32.4
 semantic-version==2.10.0
-urllib3==1.26.18
+urllib3==2.5.0
 pyyaml==6.0.1
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