[CI] Use custom build step in CodeQL workflow (#12968)

Resolves #12607

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ on:
 jobs:
   CodeQL-Build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      # Force CodeQL to run the extraction on the files compiled by our custom
+      # build command, as opposed to letting the autobuilder figure it out.
+      # See: https://github.com/github/codeql-action/issues/1101#issuecomment-1157729589
+      CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_GO_BUILD_TRACING: 'on'
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -23,9 +28,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           languages: go
 
-      - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+      - name: Build Artifact
+        run: |
+          make otelcontribcol
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
         timeout-minutes: 60
+