diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index aa6afbfbc..b84c6b0cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 name: ci/gh-actions/cli
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**/README.md'
 
 jobs:
   build-macos:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/depends.yml b/.github/workflows/depends.yml
index 3e0f048c7..d5509705d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/depends.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/depends.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 name: ci/gh-actions/depends
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**/README.md'
 
 jobs:
   build-macos: