diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 01c82f8196..f43deeb538 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 name: ci
 
 on:
-- pull_request
-- push
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - develop
+      - '4.x'
+      - '5.x'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '*.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '*.md'
+
+# Cancel in progress workflows
+# in the scenario where we already had a run going for that PR/branch/tag but then triggered a new run
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }} ✨ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label || github.head_ref || github.ref }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   test: