diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/code-checks.yml
index bdd7b54f..ca43865f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-checks.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ name: Code tests & eval
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - VERSION
+      - version.properties
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main ]
 
@@ -101,4 +104,4 @@ jobs:
         run: bats tools/release/bump.bats
 
       - name: Verify version.properties + VERSION are consistent
-        run: ./tools/release/bump.sh --mode=check
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: ./tools/release/bump.sh --mode=check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
index 742491fc..db6be56b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - VERSION
+      - version.properties
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index 9f53cf75..2cadaa4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ name: Deploy GitHub Pages
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
+    paths:
+      - _config.yml
+      - _layouts/**
+      - README.md
+      - CHANGELOG.md
+      - PRIVACY_POLICY.md
+      - CNAME
+      - .github/workflows/pages.yml
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: