diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 8cad9aacaa..b6a709f891 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -48,10 +48,16 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - release/**
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
   push:
     branches:
       - main
       - release/**
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
 
 # Cancels in-progress PR runs when the PR is updated. Manual runs are never cancelled.
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 14403cbbc3..4c37e18faf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - release/**
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
   push:
     branches:
       - main
       - release/**
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
 
 permissions: read-all
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spirvrunner-test.yml b/.github/workflows/spirvrunner-test.yml
index 3efa0f7983..4ec1e8718e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spirvrunner-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spirvrunner-test.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
 
 permissions: read-all