diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 444e926d..f53432f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
+        solution:
+          - ./Pkmds.sln
         include:
         - language: csharp
-          build-mode: autobuild
+          build-mode: manual
         - language: javascript-typescript
           build-mode: none
         # CodeQL supports the following values keywords for 'language': 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift'
@@ -59,6 +61,15 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # sets up .NET SDK
+    - name: Setup .NET Core SDK
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4.0.0
+      with:
+        global-json-file: ./global.json
+
+    - name: Install WASM workload
+      run: dotnet workload install wasm-tools
+
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
@@ -78,15 +89,13 @@ jobs:
     # 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: Dotnet Restore
+      if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual' && matrix.language == 'csharp'
+      run: dotnet restore ${{ matrix.solution }}
+
+    - name: Dotnet Build
+      if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual' && matrix.language == 'csharp'
+      run: dotnet build ${{ matrix.solution }}
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index d3cbf344..462e130a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .NET Core SDK
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4.0.0
         with:
-          dotnet-version: "8.x"
+          global-json-file: ./global.json
 
       - name: Install WASM workload
         run: dotnet workload install wasm-tools