diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-cppfront.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-cppfront.yaml
index c831bc480..7efbce0c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-cppfront.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-cppfront.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 name: Multi-platform Build of cppfront
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - docs
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
   push:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - docs
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/regression-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/regression-tests.yml
index 8aa4037e8..f31562f58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regression-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regression-tests.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ name: Regression tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - docs
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
   push:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - docs
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: