diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 49b0a32c..3cd2e648 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ branches:
     - /fix\/.*/
     - /pr\/.*/
 
+skip_commits:
+  files:
+    - LICENSE
+    - meta/*
+    - README.md
+
 matrix:
   fast_finish: false
   # Adding MAYFAIL to any matrix job allows it to fail but the build stays green:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dc705f21..cf37bff9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ on:
       - feature/**
       - fix/**
       - pr/**
+    paths-ignore:
+      - LICENSE
+      - meta/**
+      - README.md
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{format('{0}:{1}', github.repository, github.ref)}}