diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1b6e84c1..4d5fcdaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
       - "develop"
     tags-ignore:
       - "**"
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - "README.rst"
 
   # Trigger the workflow on pull request
   pull_request: ~