diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 844f9f9441..fe8e730921 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   pr-builder:
     needs:
+      - changed-files
       - checks
       - conda-cpp-build
       - conda-cpp-tests
@@ -26,6 +27,42 @@ jobs:
       - devcontainer
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/pr-builder.yaml@branch-24.12
+    if: always()
+    with:
+      needs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
+  changed-files:
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/changed-files.yaml@branch-24.12
+    with:
+      files_yaml: |
+        test_cpp:
+          - '**'
+          - '!.devcontainer/**'
+          - '!.pre-commit-config.yaml'
+          - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+          - '!README.md'
+          - '!docs/**'
+          - '!img/**'
+          - '!notebooks/**'
+          - '!python/**'
+          - '!thirdparty/LICENSES/**'
+        test_notebooks:
+          - '**'
+          - '!.devcontainer/**'
+          - '!.pre-commit-config.yaml'
+          - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+          - '!README.md'
+          - '!thirdparty/LICENSES/**'
+        test_python:
+          - '**'
+          - '!.devcontainer/**'
+          - '!.pre-commit-config.yaml'
+          - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+          - '!README.md'
+          - '!docs/**'
+          - '!img/**'
+          - '!notebooks/**'
+          - '!thirdparty/LICENSES/**'
   checks:
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/checks.yaml@branch-24.12
@@ -39,9 +76,10 @@ jobs:
       build_type: pull-request
       node_type: cpu16
   conda-cpp-tests:
-    needs: conda-cpp-build
+    needs: [conda-cpp-build, changed-files]
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml@branch-24.12
+    if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_cpp
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
   conda-cpp-checks:
@@ -59,9 +97,10 @@ jobs:
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
   conda-python-tests:
-    needs: conda-python-build
+    needs: [conda-python-build, changed-files]
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml@branch-24.12
+    if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_python
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
   docs-build:
@@ -82,9 +121,10 @@ jobs:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: ci/build_wheel_pylibraft.sh
   wheel-tests-pylibraft:
-    needs: wheel-build-pylibraft
+    needs: [wheel-build-pylibraft, changed-files]
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@branch-24.12
+    if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_python
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: ci/test_wheel_pylibraft.sh
@@ -96,9 +136,10 @@ jobs:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: "ci/build_wheel_raft_dask.sh"
   wheel-tests-raft-dask:
-    needs: wheel-build-raft-dask
+    needs: [wheel-build-raft-dask, changed-files]
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@branch-24.12
+    if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_python
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: ci/test_wheel_raft_dask.sh