diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index e6fd0a4b92fe23..992319168b7e9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: build-windows
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "README.md"
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
   push:
     branches:
@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@ on:
       - canary
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "README.md"
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
index 01227a0ff92289..b7dce4dd8a9672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: test-linux
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "README.md"
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
   push:
     branches:
@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@ on:
       - canary
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "README.md"
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'