diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b926001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Basic validation
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - releases/*
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+
+jobs:
+  call-basic-validation:
+    name: Basic validation
+    uses: actions/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/basic-validation.yml@main
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d665b38..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-name: Build Action
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - releases/*
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-  pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Setup Node.JS 16
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 16.x
-          cache: npm
-      - run: npm ci
-      - run: npm run build
-      - run: npm run format-check
-      - run: npm test
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
index 6274fd28..c9522913 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-# `dist/index.js` is a special file in Actions.
-# When you reference an action with `uses:` in a workflow,
-# `index.js` is the code that will run.
-# For our project, we generate this file through a build process from other source files.
-# We need to make sure the checked-in `index.js` actually matches what we expect it to be.
 name: Check dist/
 
 on:
@@ -17,36 +12,6 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  check-dist:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Set Node.js 16.x
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 16.x
-          cache: npm
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
-      - name: Rebuild the dist/ directory
-        run: npm run build
-
-      - name: Compare the expected and actual dist/ directories
-        run: |
-          if [ "$(git diff --ignore-space-at-eol dist/ | wc -l)" -gt "0" ]; then
-            echo "Detected uncommitted changes after build.  See status below:"
-            git diff
-            exit 1
-          fi
-        id: diff
-
-      # If index.js was different than expected, upload the expected version as an artifact
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: ${{ failure() && steps.diff.conclusion == 'failure' }}
-        with:
-          name: dist
-          path: dist/
+  call-check-dist:
+    name: Check dist/
+    uses: actions/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1f430a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: CodeQL analysis
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 3 * * 0'
+
+jobs:
+  call-codeQL-analysis:
+    name: CodeQL analysis 
+    uses: actions/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml@main
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-cache.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-cache.yml
index 74998dc0..cb5ca7d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-cache.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: Validate cache
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-local-file.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-local-file.yml
index 1361bb0f..39593945 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-local-file.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-local-file.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: Validate local file
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-publishing.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-publishing.yml
index cf179fc0..53785646 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-publishing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-publishing.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: Validate publishing functionality
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-versions.yml
index efc4e740..47250ccc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-versions.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: Validate Java e2e
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/licensed.yml b/.github/workflows/licensed.yml
index fd707024..37f1560c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/licensed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/licensed.yml
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Check licenses
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - run: npm ci
-      - name: Install licensed
-        run: |
-          cd $RUNNER_TEMP
-          curl -Lfs -o licensed.tar.gz https://github.com/github/licensed/releases/download/3.4.4/licensed-3.4.4-linux-x64.tar.gz
-          sudo tar -xzf licensed.tar.gz
-          sudo mv licensed /usr/local/bin/licensed
-      - run: licensed status
+  call-licensed:
+    name: Licensed
+    uses: actions/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/licensed.yml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml b/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml
index 1d0fb7f9..db543b9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: Release new action version
+
 on:
   release:
     types: [released]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9cb00e12..e0f28e35 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "build": "ncc build -o dist/setup src/setup-java.ts && ncc build -o dist/cleanup src/cleanup-java.ts",
     "format": "prettier --write \"{,!(node_modules)/**/}*.ts\"",
     "format-check": "prettier --check \"{,!(node_modules)/**/}*.ts\"",
+    "lint": "echo \"Fake command that does nothing. It is used in reusable workflows\"",
     "prerelease": "npm run-script build",
     "release": "git add -f dist/setup/index.js dist/cleanup/index.js",
     "test": "jest"