diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cae912bfba0..d3f39fc5519 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CODEQL_PLATFORM = osx64
 endif
 endif
 
-CODEQL_TOOLS = $(addprefix codeql-tools/,autobuild.cmd autobuild.sh pre-finalize.cmd pre-finalize.sh index.cmd index.sh linux64 osx64 win64)
+CODEQL_TOOLS = $(addprefix codeql-tools/,autobuild.cmd autobuild.sh pre-finalize.cmd pre-finalize.sh index.cmd index.sh linux64 osx64 win64 tracing-config.lua)
 
 EXTRACTOR_PACK_OUT = build/codeql-extractor-go
 
diff --git a/codeql-tools/tracing-config.lua b/codeql-tools/tracing-config.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05b864218ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codeql-tools/tracing-config.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+function RegisterExtractorPack()
+    local goExtractor = GetPlatformToolsDirectory() .. 'go-extractor'
+    if OperatingSystem == 'windows' then
+        local goExtractor = GetPlatformToolsDirectory() .. 'go-extractor.exe'
+    end
+    local matchers = {
+        CreatePatternMatcher('go',
+                             {'^go-autobuilder$', '^go-autobuilder%.exe$'},
+                             MatchCompilerName, nil, {trace = false}),
+
+        CreatePatternMatcher('go', {'^go$', '^go%.exe$'}, MatchCompilerName,
+                             goExtractor, {prepend = {'--mimic', '${compiler}'}})
+    }
+
+    RegisterLanguage('go', matchers)
+end
+
+-- Return a list of minimum supported versions of the configuration file format
+-- return one entry per supported major version.
+function GetCompatibleVersions() return {'1.0.0'} end