diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
index 8c462492..594a39a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - release/**
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '_doc/**'
+      - '.changelog/**'
 
 # cancel existing runs of the same workflow on the same ref
 concurrency: