diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/test-builds.yml
index b6aebcb675..f7412b3945 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-builds.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ on:
     branches:
     - bugfix-2.0.x
     - dev-2.1.x
+    paths-ignore:
+    - config/**
+    - data/**
+    - docs/**
+    - '**/*.md'
 
 jobs:
   test_builds: