diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
index 0dd1000d8..e8fe12ae1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 name: "Backend tests"
 
 # any branch is useful for testing before a PR is submitted
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 7e728ec64..8f62eee2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'develop'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'doc/**'
     tags:
       - 'v?[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-admin-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend-admin-tests.yml
index cb89d2b91..cb9d74242 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-admin-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-admin-tests.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # Leave the powered by Sauce Labs bit in as this means we get additional concurrency
 name: "Frontend admin tests powered by Sauce Labs"
 
-on: [push]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'doc/**'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
index 93018ea0a..6966f6dc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # Leave the powered by Sauce Labs bit in as this means we get additional concurrency
 name: "Frontend tests powered by Sauce Labs"
 
-on: [push]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'doc/**'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/load-test.yml b/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
index d4f1a9b44..c5eab5889 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 name: "Loadtest"
 
 # any branch is useful for testing before a PR is submitted
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perform-type-check.yml b/.github/workflows/perform-type-check.yml
index 81be2567d..5f47f7076 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perform-type-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perform-type-check.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 name: "Perform type checks"
 
 # any branch is useful for testing before a PR is submitted
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml b/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml
index dab99fff3..5cf8a7756 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 name: "rate limit"
 
 # any branch is useful for testing before a PR is submitted
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml
index 627c85af8..5bc6efd1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 name: "Upgrade from latest release"
 
 # any branch is useful for testing before a PR is submitted
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 99a779234..37b8824f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 name: "Windows Build"
 
 # any branch is useful for testing before a PR is submitted
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read