diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-md-link.yml b/.github/workflows/check-md-link.yml
index da22125c3a..60c6812c06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-md-link.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-md-link.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@ name: Check Markdown links
 on:
   push:
     paths:
-      - mkdocs/**
+      - '.github/workflows/check-md-link.yml'
+      - 'mkdocs/**'
     branches:
     - 'main'
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/check-md-link.yml'
+      - 'mkdocs/**'
 
 jobs:
   markdown-link-check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
index 893d3d1c9a..aa69b3a0d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ on:
     branches:
     - 'main'
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - '**'                              # Include all files and directories in the repository by default. 
+    - '!.github/workflows/**'           # Exclude all workflow files 
+    - '.github/workflows/python-ci.yml' # except the current file. 
+    - '!.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'      # Exclude files and directories that don't impact tests or code like templates, metadata, and documentation.
+    - '!.gitignore'
+    - '!.asf.yml'
+    - '!mkdocs/**'
+    - '!.gitattributes'
+    - '!README.md'
+    - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+    - '!LICENSE'
+    - '!NOTICE'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml
index 62a65f79bf..4c68ec7a5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ on:
     branches:
     - 'main'
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - '**'                                       # Include all files and directories in the repository by default. 
+    - '!.github/workflows/**'                    # Exclude all workflow files 
+    - '.github/workflows/python-integration.yml' # except the current file. 
+    - '!.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'               # Exclude files and directories that don't impact tests or code like templates, metadata, and documentation.
+    - '!.gitignore'
+    - '!.asf.yml'
+    - '!mkdocs/**'
+    - '!.gitattributes'
+    - '!README.md'
+    - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+    - '!LICENSE'
+    - '!NOTICE'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}