diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yaml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yaml
index ba91cbc07..220830596 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Docs
 on:
   push:
     branches: [iblrigv8, docs]
+      paths:
+        - '.github/workflows/documentation.yaml'
+        - 'docs/**'
 permissions:
     contents: write
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 1572c1412..67b9c7d1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ name: iblrigv8 CI
 on:
   push:
     branches: [iblrigv8]
+      paths-ignore:
+        - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
     branches: [iblrigv8]
+      paths-ignore:
+        - 'docs/**'
 
 jobs:
   tests: