diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tiledbsoma-ml.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tiledbsoma-ml.yml
index 0b5e7cd..a8b3773 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tiledbsoma-ml.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tiledbsoma-ml.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ name: python-tiledbsoma-ml CI
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: ["*"]
-
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'scripts/**'
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'scripts/**'
 
   workflow_dispatch: