diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index e3c1fd2e..d6405c9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -26,12 +26,17 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - "master" # Run the workflow when pushing to the master branch
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'GitVersion.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/cicd.yml'
+      - '.github/actions/materialize-signing-key/**'
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - "*" # Run the workflow for all pull requests
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "**.md"
-      - "**.png"
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'GitVersion.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/cicd.yml'
+      - '.github/actions/materialize-signing-key/**'
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 90b824c9..3e617216 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    branches:
+      - "master"
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/codeql.yml'
   pull_request:
-    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/codeql.yml'
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
   schedule:
     - cron: '20 23 * * 0'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fossa-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/fossa-scan.yml
index e7dc9f27..80126aa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fossa-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fossa-scan.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: fossa-scan
+name: Check license compliance and security issues FOSSA
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ on:
       - 'src/**'
       - '.github/workflows/fossa-scan.yml'  
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - "*" # Run the workflow for all pull requests
     paths:
       - 'src/**'
       - '.github/workflows/fossa-scan.yml'
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 jobs:
   fossa-scan:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-mutations.yml b/.github/workflows/test-mutations.yml
index cd216d89..ec6c8ae5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-mutations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-mutations.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,19 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
-      - "master" # Run the workflow when pushing to the master branch
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "**.md"
-      - "**.png"
+      - "master"
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'stryker-config.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-mutations.yml'
+      - '.github/actions/materialize-signing-key/**'
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - "*" # Run the workflow for all pull requests
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "**.md"
-      - "**.png"
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'stryker-config.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-mutations.yml'
+      - '.github/actions/materialize-signing-key/**'
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
   
 env:
   DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
@@ -44,9 +47,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: 👾 test mutations
         working-directory: ./src
         run: |
-          dotnet tool run dotnet-stryker -f stryker-config.yaml -r dashboard -v ${{ github.ref_name }} --dashboard-api-key ${{ secrets.STRYKER_API_KEY }}
+          dotnet tool run dotnet-stryker -f ../stryker-config.yml -r dashboard -v ${{ github.ref_name }} --dashboard-api-key ${{ secrets.STRYKER_API_KEY }}
         env:
           CI: true
           StrongNameKey: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
           StrongNameKeyPath: ${{ steps.signing-key.outputs.file-path }}
-  
diff --git a/src/stryker-config.yaml b/stryker-config.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/stryker-config.yaml
rename to stryker-config.yml