diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 51d8f03..62a4d53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -2,65 +2,37 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, master]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
-    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [main]
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 1 * * 6'
+    - cron: '0 1 * * 6' # run weekly on Saturdays
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      security-events: write
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # Override automatic language detection by changing the below list
-        # Supported options are ['csharp', 'cpp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python']
         language: ['go']
-        # Learn more...
-        # https://docs.github.com/en/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning#overriding-automatic-language-detection
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        # We must fetch at least the immediate parents so that if this is
-        # a pull request then we can checkout the head.
-        fetch-depth: 2
 
-    # If this run was triggered by a pull request event, then checkout
-    # the head of the pull request instead of the merge commit.
-    - run: git checkout HEAD^2
-      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-
-    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-        # 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.
-        # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
 
-    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
-    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
     - name: Autobuild
       uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
 
-    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
-    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
-
-    # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
-    #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
-    #    uses a compiled language
-
-    #- run: |
-    #   make bootstrap
-    #   make release
-
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1