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diff --git a/‎lib/analyze.js
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diff --git a/‎lib/analyze.js.map
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diff --git a/‎lib/codeql.js
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diff --git a/‎lib/codeql.js.map
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diff --git a/‎src/analyze.ts
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diff --git a/‎src/codeql.ts
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@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as yaml from "js-yaml";
 
 import * as analysisPaths from "./analysis-paths";
 import {
+  CODEQL_VERSION_CONFIG_FILES,
   CODEQL_VERSION_COUNTS_LINES,
   CODEQL_VERSION_NEW_TRACING,
   getCodeQL,
@@ -235,12 +236,15 @@ export async function runQueries(
       );
     }
 
+    const codeql = await getCodeQL(config.codeQLCmd);
     try {
-      if (hasPackWithCustomQueries) {
+      if (
+        hasPackWithCustomQueries &&
+        !(await util.codeQlVersionAbove(codeql, CODEQL_VERSION_CONFIG_FILES))
+      ) {
         logger.info("Performing analysis with custom CodeQL Packs.");
         logger.startGroup(`Downloading custom packs for ${language}`);
 
-        const codeql = await getCodeQL(config.codeQLCmd);
         const results = await codeql.packDownload(packsWithVersion);
         logger.info(
           `Downloaded packs: ${results.packs
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ const CODEQL_VERSION_GROUP_RULES = "2.5.5";
 const CODEQL_VERSION_SARIF_GROUP = "2.5.3";
 export const CODEQL_VERSION_COUNTS_LINES = "2.6.2";
 const CODEQL_VERSION_CUSTOM_QUERY_HELP = "2.7.1";
-const CODEQL_VERSION_CONFIG_FILES = "2.8.2"; // Versions before 2.8.2 weren't tolerant to unknown properties
+export const CODEQL_VERSION_CONFIG_FILES = "2.8.2"; // Versions before 2.8.2 weren't tolerant to unknown properties
 export const CODEQL_VERSION_ML_POWERED_QUERIES = "2.7.5";
 
 /**