diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 7f5dd6d5e..2c7a5244b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'documentation/**' 
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
       - "*/v[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'documentation/**' 
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 17 * * *"