diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml
index 9d130ebb..a0f1d6f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Build documentation
 
 on:
   push:
+    paths:
+      - "docs/source/**"
     branches:
       - main
       - doc-builder*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml
index e608c74a..b46216ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Build PR Documentation
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "docs/source/**"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}