diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a1c9db5b..cdee2f6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'master'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'papers/**'
+      - 'rfcs/**'
+      - '*.md'
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8cfc27f6..2fd8d3d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
       - 'docs/**'
       - 'papers/**'
       - 'rfcs/**'
+      - '*.md'
 
 jobs:
   build: