diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 11c3670..99f78d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 name: Publish Python 🐍 distribution 📦 to PyPI and TestPyPI
 
-on: push
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '**/*'
+      - '!docs/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index bf60f7b..a857ea9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: Tests
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '**/*'
+      - '!docs/**'
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}