diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2d9793f4f..99f1691b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     paths-ignore:
+      - 'AUTHORS'
+      - 'COPYING'
+      - 'LICENSES/**'
+      - 'NEWS'
+      - 'README.md'
       - 'android/**'
       - 'build/**'
       - 'doc/**'
@@ -15,6 +20,11 @@ on:
       - v0.23.x
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
+      - 'AUTHORS'
+      - 'COPYING'
+      - 'LICENSES/**'
+      - 'NEWS'
+      - 'README.md'
       - 'android/**'
       - 'build/**'
       - 'doc/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_android.yml b/.github/workflows/build_android.yml
index c8f474593..b73cc9746 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_android.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     paths-ignore:
+      - 'AUTHORS'
+      - 'COPYING'
+      - 'LICENSES/**'
+      - 'NEWS'
+      - 'README.md'
       - 'build/**'
       - 'doc/**'
       - 'subprojects/**'
@@ -12,6 +17,11 @@ on:
       - master
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
+      - 'AUTHORS'
+      - 'COPYING'
+      - 'LICENSES/**'
+      - 'NEWS'
+      - 'README.md'
       - 'build/**'
       - 'doc/**'
       - 'subprojects/**'