diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index a322f1aa..283ed9fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ env:
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   nats:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index ece51de2..a9cbd259 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 name: golangci-lint
-on: [pull_request]
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
   # Optional: allow read access to pull request. Use with `only-new-issues` option.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sink.yml b/.github/workflows/sink.yml
index ae854d32..88c6f130 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sink.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sink.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@ on:
     paths:
     - 'hack/e2e/sink/**'
     - '.github/workflows/sink.yml'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - main
     paths:
     - 'hack/e2e/sink/**'
     - '.github/workflows/sink.yml'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           org.opencontainers.image.title=E2E Tests Sink
           org.opencontainers.image.description=A webserver imitating an eventing sink that receives events and stores in memory
           org.opencontainers.image.url=https://github.com/kyma-project/eventing-manager/${{ env.E2E_SINK_DIR }}
-    
+
     - name: Build Docker image
       id: build-and-push
       uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c2c93cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: test
+
+env:
+  KYMA_STABILITY: "unstable"
+  KYMA: "./hack/kyma"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+
+jobs:
+  unit:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Sync GO dependencies
+        run: |
+          go mod tidy
+          go mod vendor
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          make test-only
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 181215e9..542a2b37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -7,27 +7,27 @@ env:
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths:
+      - 'api/**'
+      - 'config/crd/**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths:
+      - 'api/**'
+      - 'config/crd/**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
-  unit-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Sync GO dependencies
-        run: |
-          go mod tidy
-          go mod vendor
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: |
-          make test-only
-  validate-crd:
+  crd:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      
+
       - name: Install k3d tools
         run: |
           make -C hack/ci/ install-k3d-tools
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ jobs:
           make -C hack/ci/ create-k3d
           kubectl version
           kubectl cluster-info
-      
+
       - name: apply crd
         run: kubectl apply -f config/crd/bases/operator.kyma-project.io_eventings.yaml