diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 865766203..a7663d27c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
       cmake-args: -DBUILD_MQT_CORE_BENCHMARKS=ON -DBUILD_MQT_CORE_MLIR=ON -DBUILD_MQT_CORE_BINDINGS=ON
       clang-version: 21
       build-project: true
-      files-changed-only: false
+      files-changed-only: true
       setup-python: true
       install-pkgs: "pybind11==3.0.1"
       cpp-linter-extra-args: "-std=c++20"