diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index af7ae34389..24aec3d0f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -2,34 +2,26 @@ name: build
 
 on:
   push:
-   branches:
-    - master
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'README_zh-CN.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'docs_zh-CN/**'
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - '.dev_scripts/**'
 
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'README_zh-CN.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'docs_zh-CN/**'
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - '.dev_scripts/**'
 
 jobs:
-  lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.7
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.7
-      - name: Install pre-commit hook
-        run: |
-          # markdownlint requires ruby >= 2.7
-          sudo apt-add-repository ppa:brightbox/ruby-ng -y
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y ruby2.7
-          pip install pre-commit
-          pre-commit install
-      - name: Linting
-        run: pre-commit run --all-files
-      - name: Check docstring coverage
-        run: |
-          pip install interrogate
-          interrogate -v --ignore-init-method --ignore-module --ignore-nested-functions --exclude mmedit/ops --ignore-regex "__repr__" --fail-under 80 mmedit
   build_cpu:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2f9f8c977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: lint
+
+on:
+  push:
+   branches:
+    - master
+
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up Python 3.7
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.7
+      - name: Install pre-commit hook
+        run: |
+          # markdownlint requires ruby >= 2.7
+          sudo apt-add-repository ppa:brightbox/ruby-ng -y
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y ruby2.7
+          pip install pre-commit
+          pre-commit install
+      - name: Linting
+        run: pre-commit run --all-files
+      - name: Check docstring coverage
+        run: |
+          pip install interrogate
+          interrogate -v --ignore-init-method --ignore-module --ignore-nested-functions --exclude mmedit/ops --ignore-regex "__repr__" --fail-under 80 mmedit