diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish-rootless.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish-rootless.yaml
index e8fbc315..af984c0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish-rootless.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish-rootless.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,20 @@ on:
     - cron: '00 6 * * *'
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - 'CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md'
     # Publish semver tags as releases.
     tags: [ 'v*.*.*' ]
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - 'CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md'
 
 env:
   # Use docker.io for Docker Hub if empty
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
index 41ac851b..e7e4cefb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,20 @@ on:
     - cron: '00 6 * * *'
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - 'CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md'
     # Publish semver tags as releases.
     tags: [ 'v*.*.*' ]
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - 'CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md'
 
 env:
   # Use docker.io for Docker Hub if empty
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yaml
index f39539be..0799ecde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - 'CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md'
+
 jobs:
   backend-tests:
     name: "Backend Server Tests"