diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bc1e548..d52652a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,21 @@ on:
       - '**'
       - '!.gitignore'
       - '!LICENSE'
-      - '!TODO'
+      - '!README.md'
       - '!docs/**'
       - '!examples/**'
       - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths:
+      - '**'
+      - '!.gitignore'
+      - '!LICENSE'
+      - '!README.md'
+      - '!docs/**'
+      - '!examples/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
 
 jobs:
   codegen:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
index f03aeb7..8f26d6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths:
+      - '**'
+      - '!.gitignore'
+      - '!LICENSE'
+      - '!README.md'
+      - '!docs/**'
+      - '!examples/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/valgrind.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: