diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 30385f9..d23859b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 name: build
 on:
   push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "documentation"
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version_type:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build_pr.yml
index 1a4bf50..a08fa6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_pr.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 
 name: build pull request
-on: [ pull_request ]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "documentation"
 
 jobs:
   build: