diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-ubuntu.yml
index 12db9b74..325f3672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-ubuntu.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ name: Unit tests on Ubuntu
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '*.md'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - '*.cff'
+      - '*.options'
+      - 'uno_ampl-completion.bash'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]