diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
index 100bbae..a113385 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   # using the `master` branch as the default branch.
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths: 'docs/**'
 
   # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 2a3f658..d637b29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@ name: Python package
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - './README.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/deploy_docs.md'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - './README.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/deploy_docs.md'
 
 jobs:
   build: