diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e64b638a9..d9a2bd136 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -3,46 +3,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'lerna.json'
+      - 'packages/*/package.json'
   workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pull-requests: read
-
 jobs:
-  changes:
-    name: Detect version-only changes
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      version_only: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.version_only }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Check the PR changes only version files
-        id: filter
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-          PR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-        run: |
-          if ! files=$(gh api "repos/$REPO/pulls/$PR/files" --paginate --jq '.[].filename'); then
-            echo "Could not list PR files — running full CI to be safe."
-            echo "version_only=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          printf 'Changed files:\n%s\n' "$files"
-          # version_only=true only if EVERY changed file is lerna.json or a top-level
-          # packages/<pkg>/package.json (exactly what version-bump.yml commits).
-          others=$(printf '%s\n' "$files" | grep -vE '^(lerna\.json|packages/[^/]+/package\.json)$' || true)
-          if [ -n "$files" ] && [ -z "$others" ]; then
-            echo "version_only=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "version_only=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-
   build:
     name: Build
-    needs: [changes]
-    if: ${{ !(startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/') && github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'github-actions[bot]' && needs.changes.outputs.version_only == 'true') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -71,8 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     name: Test ${{ matrix.package }}
-    needs: [build, changes]
-    if: ${{ !(startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/') && github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'github-actions[bot]' && needs.changes.outputs.version_only == 'true') }}
+    needs: [build]
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
@@ -174,8 +140,7 @@ jobs:
 
   regression:
     name: Regression
-    needs: [build, changes]
-    if: ${{ !(startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/') && github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'github-actions[bot]' && needs.changes.outputs.version_only == 'true') }}
+    needs: [build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 026ed0e30..6a914b75d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -3,46 +3,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'lerna.json'
+      - 'packages/*/package.json'
   workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pull-requests: read
-
 jobs:
-  changes:
-    name: Detect version-only changes
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      version_only: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.version_only }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Check the PR changes only version files
-        id: filter
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-          PR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-        run: |
-          if ! files=$(gh api "repos/$REPO/pulls/$PR/files" --paginate --jq '.[].filename'); then
-            echo "Could not list PR files — running full CI to be safe."
-            echo "version_only=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          printf 'Changed files:\n%s\n' "$files"
-          # version_only=true only if EVERY changed file is lerna.json or a top-level
-          # packages/<pkg>/package.json (exactly what version-bump.yml commits).
-          others=$(printf '%s\n' "$files" | grep -vE '^(lerna\.json|packages/[^/]+/package\.json)$' || true)
-          if [ -n "$files" ] && [ -z "$others" ]; then
-            echo "version_only=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "version_only=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-
   build:
     name: Build
-    needs: [changes]
-    if: ${{ !(startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/') && github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'github-actions[bot]' && needs.changes.outputs.version_only == 'true') }}
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -71,8 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     name: Test ${{ matrix.package }}
-    needs: [build, changes]
-    if: ${{ !(startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/') && github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'github-actions[bot]' && needs.changes.outputs.version_only == 'true') }}
+    needs: [build]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: