diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7e24b87..1a96649 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -287,14 +287,20 @@ jobs:
           generate_release_notes: true
           files: release/*
 
+      # A push that does not release on purpose (build, CI or docs changes) carries
+      # [no-new-version] in a commit message: report success instead of a pending status.
       - name: Report release status
         if: always()
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          COMMIT_MESSAGES: ${{ join(github.event.commits.*.message, ' ') }}
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ needs.version.outputs.tag_exists }}" = "true" ]; then
+          if [ "${{ needs.version.outputs.tag_exists }}" = "true" ] && printf '%s' "$COMMIT_MESSAGES" | grep -qF '[no-new-version]'; then
+            STATE=success
+            DESCRIPTION="Version $VERSION kept on purpose ([no-new-version]) - nothing to release."
+          elif [ "${{ needs.version.outputs.tag_exists }}" = "true" ]; then
             STATE=pending
-            DESCRIPTION="Version $VERSION already released - bump VERSION_NAME in gradle.properties."
+            DESCRIPTION="Version $VERSION already released - bump VERSION_NAME in gradle.properties, or add [no-new-version] to the commit message."
           elif [ "${{ steps.gh_release.outcome }}" = "success" ]; then
             STATE=success
             DESCRIPTION="Released $VERSION with library AAR and sample APK."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be4fe32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+name: CodeQL
+
+# Advanced setup: the default setup scans Java without building it (build-mode none),
+# which cannot read the AndroidX AARs from Google Maven and leaves RecyclerView unresolved.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '27 4 * * 3'
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual trigger of the workflow
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: codeql-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+
+env:
+  JAVA_VERSION: '17'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      actions: read
+      security-events: write
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          # Built with Gradle so that the AndroidX dependencies are resolved
+          - language: java-kotlin
+            build-mode: autobuild
+          - language: actions
+            build-mode: none
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Setup JDK
+        if: matrix.build-mode == 'autobuild'
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v6
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        if: matrix.build-mode == 'autobuild'
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6
+
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+        with:
+          category: /language:${{ matrix.language }}