diff --git a/.github/workflows/bc.yml b/.github/workflows/bc.yml
index 00041a9f4..5970206c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bc.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - 'README.md'
-      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - '.gitattributes'
-      - 'infection.json.dist'
-      - 'phpunit.xml.dist'
-      - 'psalm.xml'
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/bc.yml'
+      - 'composer.json'
   push:
     branches: ['master']
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - 'README.md'
-      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - '.gitattributes'
-      - 'infection.json.dist'
-      - 'phpunit.xml.dist'
-      - 'psalm.xml'
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/bc.yml'
+      - 'composer.json'
 
 name: backwards compatibility