diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-built-files.yml b/.github/workflows/check-built-files.yml
index 2f45b6719aa77..72b6ae86d127e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-built-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-built-files.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ on:
       - '**.sass'
       # These files configure npm and the task runner. Changes could affect the outcome.
       - 'package*.json'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       - 'Gruntfile.js'
       - 'webpack.config.js'
       - 'tools/webpack/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml b/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
index e89d638eef605..0a26a87340a33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ on:
       - '**.php'
       # These files configure npm. Changes could affect the outcome.
       - 'package*.json'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       # These files configure Composer. Changes could affect the outcome.
       - 'composer.*'
       # This file configures JSHint. Changes could affect the outcome.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yml
index 81f0c7cf4720c..f78d56c3b8f0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ on:
       - '**.php'
       # These files configure npm and the task runner. Changes could affect the outcome.
       - 'package*.json'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       - 'Gruntfile.js'
       - 'webpack.config.js'
       - 'tools/webpack/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml
index 0caf52ba68b0e..54ca64ef6a508 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ on:
       - '**.js'
       # These files configure npm and the task runner. Changes could affect the outcome.
       - 'package*.json'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       - 'Gruntfile.js'
       - 'webpack.config.js'
       - 'tools/webpack/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/local-docker-environment.yml b/.github/workflows/local-docker-environment.yml
index c0a70c9afb7df..bf275abd72205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/local-docker-environment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/local-docker-environment.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ on:
       - 'Gruntfile.js'
       - 'webpack.config.js'
       - 'tools/webpack/**'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       # These files configure Composer. Changes could affect the local environment.
       - 'composer.*'
       # These files define the versions to test.
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ on:
       - 'Gruntfile.js'
       - 'webpack.config.js'
       - 'tools/webpack/**'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       # These files configure Composer. Changes could affect the local environment.
       - 'composer.*'
       # These files define the versions to test.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/performance.yml b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
index f75dc750ab240..ff09a5a8f40c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/performance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ on:
       - '**.php'
       # These files configure npm and the task runner. Changes could affect the outcome.
       - 'package*.json'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       - 'Gruntfile.js'
       - 'webpack.config.js'
       - 'tools/webpack/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpunit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/phpunit-tests.yml
index cfc331cedc04b..41b6113c9d76c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpunit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpunit-tests.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ on:
       - 'src/SECURITY.md'
       # These files configure npm and the task runner. Changes could affect the outcome.
       - 'package*.json'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       - 'Gruntfile.js'
       # These files configure Composer. Changes could affect the outcome.
       - 'composer.*'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-zip-default-themes.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-zip-default-themes.yml
index 56cc2e9895cd2..20d4131804111 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-zip-default-themes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-zip-default-themes.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ on:
       - '[4-9].[0-9]'
     paths:
       # Changing the preferred version of Node.js could affect themes with build processes.
-      - '.nvm'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       # Changes to any themes with a build script should be confirmed.
       - 'src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/**'
       - 'src/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/**'
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ on:
       - '[4-9].[0-9]'
     paths:
       # Changing the preferred version of Node.js could affect themes with build processes.
-      - '.nvm'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       # Changes to any themes with a build script should be confirmed.
       - 'src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/**'
       - 'src/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-processes.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build-processes.yml
index 559dd0a92a1c4..5d63a9b456e1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-processes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-processes.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ on:
       - '**.php'
       # These files configure npm and the task runner. Changes could affect the outcome.
       - 'package*.json'
+      - '.npmrc'
+      - '.nvmrc'
       - 'Gruntfile.js'
       - 'webpack.config.js'
       - 'tools/webpack/**'