diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
index 8b77b194..ec71a5d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,20 @@ on:
     # Set this to the mainline branch you are using
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'decision-log/**'
+      - 'cicd/**'
+      - '*.md'
   pull_request:
     # Run when pull requests are opened or updated
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'decision-log/**'
+      - 'cicd/**'
+      - '*.md'
 
 # GitHub Actions workflow to deploy to Azure using azd
 # Ensure only one deployment runs at a time to prevent conflicts
@@ -47,17 +57,17 @@ jobs:
       
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install azd
-        uses: Azure/setup-azd@c495e71ba59e44bfaaac10a32c8ee90d191ca4a3 # v2.2.1
+        uses: Azure/setup-azd@c495e71ba59e44bfaaac10a32c8ee90d191ca4a3 # v2.2.1
         with:
           version: '1.20.0'  # Specify your desired azd version here
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: '18.x'
 
@@ -67,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           terraform_version: 1.13.3
 
       - name: Install TFLint
-        uses: terraform-linters/setup-tflint@4cb9feea73331a35b422df102992a03a44a3bb33 # v6.2.1
+        uses: terraform-linters/setup-tflint@4cb9feea73331a35b422df102992a03a44a3bb33 # v6.2.1
         with:
           tflint_version: v0.58.1
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Used to avoid rate
@@ -121,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
           pac help
 
       - name: Set Up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@83679a892e2d95755f2dac6acb0bfd1e9ac5d548 # 6.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@83679a892e2d95755f2dac6acb0bfd1e9ac5d548 # 6.1.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
 
@@ -182,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
 
           azd provision --no-prompt
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: success() || failure()
         with:
           name: sarif-reports
@@ -253,4 +263,4 @@ jobs:
               --name "$OPENAI_RESOURCE_NAME" || echo "Resource may not be in soft-delete state or already purged"
           else
             echo "OpenAI resource information not found in environment outputs. Skipping purge."
-          fi
+          fi