diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 36ddf316f..a10b27088 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - '!mkdocs.yml'
       - '!docs/**'
+      - '!*.md'
 
 jobs:
   docker:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 2f31ef1b2..3be851c99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 name: Lint
-on: [pull_request]
+on: 
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '!mkdocs.yml'
+      - '!docs/**'
+      - '!*.md'
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lock.yml b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
index c36b59ad4..eba03fc60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ on:
     paths:
       - '!mkdocs.yml'
       - '!docs/**'
+      - '!*.md'
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '!mkdocs.yml'
+      - '!docs/**'
+      - '!*.md'
 
 jobs:
   check_release_build-x86_64:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6fbf3bf16..ff62bd441 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ on:
       - dev
     paths:
       - '!mkdocs.yml'
-      - '!docs/**'      
+      - '!docs/**'
+      - '!*.md'
   pull_request:
-
+    paths:
+      - '!mkdocs.yml'
+      - '!docs/**'
+      - '!*.md'
 jobs:
   tests:
     strategy: