diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 57c26bb6..448837be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ on:
       - main # Adjust this to the branch you want to trigger the deployment on
       - dev
       - demo
+    paths:
+      - 'infra/**'
+      - 'App/**'
+      - 'Deployment/**'
+      - 'azure.yaml'
+      - '.github/workflows/CI.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-automation.yml'
+      - 'tests/**'
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 10,22 * * *" # Runs at 10:00 AM and 10:00 PM GMT
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 02898b3e..7a7342cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,26 @@ name: "CodeQL Advanced"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main", "dev", "demo" ]
+    paths:
+      - 'App/backend-api/**'
+      - 'App/frontend-app/**'
+      - 'App/kernel-memory/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/codeql.yml'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/.gitignore'
+      - '**/Dockerfile'
+      - '**/.dockerignore'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main", "dev", "demo" ]
+    paths:
+      - 'App/backend-api/**'
+      - 'App/frontend-app/**'
+      - 'App/kernel-memory/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/codeql.yml'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/.gitignore'
+      - '**/Dockerfile'
+      - '**/.dockerignore'
   schedule:
     - cron: '37 2 * * 5'