diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
index 58dc6718..cec66951 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -7,9 +7,19 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - '*.rst'
+      - 'LICENSE'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - '*.rst'
+      - 'LICENSE'
   schedule:
     # Run weekly on Monday at 02:00 UTC
     - cron: "0 2 * * 1"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index d2a8cd35..ea35bce5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 name: CI
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - '*.rst'
+      - 'LICENSE'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read