diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3533ebd..ead4340 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ name: CI
 on:
   push:
     branches: ['**']
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - 'doc/**'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - 'doc/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugins.yml b/.github/workflows/plugins.yml
index ad9b2d7..be463bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugins.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugins.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ name: Optional plugin dependencies
 on:
   push:
     branches: ['**']
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - 'doc/**'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - 'doc/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: