diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index b55e4a71677..5c358b84554 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,17 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.txt'
+      - '**/*.yaml'
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [ main ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.txt'
+      - '**/*.yaml'
   schedule:
     - cron: '30 20 * * 2'