---
title: "5 simple things every developer can do to ship more secure code"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/5-simple-things-every-developer-can-do-to-ship-more-secure-code-wxn6envu
source_url: https://github.blog/2022-04-22-5-simple-things-every-developer-can-do-to-ship-more-secure-code/
type: article
source: "GitHub Blog"
published: 2022-04-22T15:15:01.315Z
updated: 2024-03-14T02:18:11.947Z
tags: ["codeql", "dependabot", "general-programming", "github", "security"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 16
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# 5 simple things every developer can do to ship more secure code

**[GitHub Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ghblog)** · 7 min read · 16 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

GitHub’s CodeQL scans your code to identify any potential issues. Keep all your dependencies up to date with Dependabot. Use Maven and Gradle to manage pull requests to update your Java dependencies. You can also contribute to the open source CodeQL queries.

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