diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
index b7a72c9..8d7f174 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,35 @@ jobs:
   spdx:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/spdx.yml
     secrets: inherit
+
+  check-files:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      skip: ${{ steps.check.outputs.skip }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check if ignored files are modified
+        id: check
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          CHANGED_FILES=$(gh pr diff ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --name-only --repo ${{ github.repository }})
+          all_match=true
+          for file in $CHANGED_FILES;
+          do
+            if [[ ! $file =~ ^.*\.(md|gitignore)$ && $file != *"LICENSE"* ]]; then
+              all_match=false
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+          if [ "$all_match" = true ]; then
+            echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
   build-and-test:
-    needs: [pre-commit, spdx]
+    needs: [pre-commit, spdx, check-files]
+    if: ${{ needs.check-files.outputs.skip == 'false' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
     secrets: inherit
     with:
@@ -34,10 +61,12 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - pre-commit
       - spdx
+      - check-files
       - build-and-test
     runs-on: Ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Check if the needed jobs succeeded or failed
       uses: re-actors/alls-green@release/v1
       with:
+        allowed-skips: build-and-test
         jobs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-push.yml b/.github/workflows/on-push.yml
index 3c9be34..ea6280e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-push.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'LICENSE'
 
 jobs:
   pre-commit: