diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml
index 53d94f16..c4058d1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_documentation.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Build documentation
 
 on:
   push:
+    paths:
+      - "notebooks/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/build_documentation.yml"
     branches:
       - main
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml
index 64c41ff8..d48ebd09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Build PR Documentation
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "notebooks/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/build_pr_documentation.yml"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}