diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_functests-install.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_functests-install.yml
index bba9812a1..cf7d1d7af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_functests-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_functests-install.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,17 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'README.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'README.md'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_go-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_go-test.yml
index 28c5c13f0..63210b2fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_go-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_go-test.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,16 @@ name: tests
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'README.md'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'README.md'
 
 jobs:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_golangci-lint.yml
index 0f45afaf7..e4e3eb221 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_golangci-lint.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@ on:
       - v*
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'README.md'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'README.md'
 jobs:
   golangci:
     name: lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_hub-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_hub-tests.yml
index fc71dab2c..7f34dec75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_hub-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_hub-tests.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,16 @@ name: Hub-CI
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'README.md'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'README.md'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dispatch_test_debpkg.yaml b/.github/workflows/dispatch_test_debpkg.yaml
index 89539e503..d1754e91c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dispatch_test_debpkg.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dispatch_test_debpkg.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,16 @@ name: Dispatch to deb pkg repo for tests
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'README.md'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+      - 'README.md'
 
 jobs:
   dispatch: