diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml
index 35593078edf1..e883a5a1c9e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ name: Build and test
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ '**', '!feature/**', '!backport/**' ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ '**', '!feature/**' ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
 
 env:
   TEST_BROWSER_HEADLESS: 1