diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 384c4ff..5430a39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
 
 # ENTRYPOINT: `container-entry-point.sh` build and ctest
 jobs: