diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e03ec11c..ecf94b20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -554,3 +554,32 @@ jobs:
           source esp-idf/export.sh
           cd extras/ci/espidf
           idf.py build
+
+  codeql:
+    name: CodeQL
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: gcc
+
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      with:
+        languages: cpp
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: |
+        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug .
+        cmake --build .
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      with:
+        category: "/language:cpp"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 537a990d..d0ac1b49 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 [![GitHub Workflow Status](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/Continuous%20Integration?logo=github)](https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Continuous+Integration%22+branch%3A6.x)
 [![Continuous Integration](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/m7s53wav1l0abssg/branch/6.x?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/bblanchon/arduinojson/branch/6.x)
 [![Fuzzing Status](https://oss-fuzz-build-logs.storage.googleapis.com/badges/arduinojson.svg)](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/list?sort=-opened&can=1&q=proj:arduinojson)
-[![LGTM Grade](https://img.shields.io/lgtm/grade/cpp/github/bblanchon/ArduinoJson?label=quality&logo=lgtm)](https://lgtm.com/projects/g/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/)
 [![Coveralls branch](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/github/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/6.x?logo=coveralls)](https://coveralls.io/github/bblanchon/ArduinoJson?branch=6.x)  
 [![Arduino Library Manager](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Arduino&message=v6.19.4&logo=arduino&logoColor=white&color=blue)](https://www.ardu-badge.com/ArduinoJson/6.19.4)
 [![PlatformIO Registry](https://badges.registry.platformio.org/packages/bblanchon/library/ArduinoJson.svg?version=6.19.4)](https://registry.platformio.org/packages/libraries/bblanchon/ArduinoJson?version=6.19.4)