diff --git a/.github/workflows/database.yml b/.github/workflows/database.yml
index b15889351386a..292598dfcab73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/database.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/database.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - 1.2.x
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
 
 env:
   PYTEST_WORKERS: "auto"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/posix.yml b/.github/workflows/posix.yml
index 3a4d3c106f851..cb7d3fb5cabcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/posix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/posix.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - 1.2.x
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
 
 env:
   PYTEST_WORKERS: "auto"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/python-dev.yml
index 2643dc5ec656e..38b1aa9ae7047 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-dev.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "doc/**"
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 56da4e87f2709..956feaef5f83e 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 # Adapted from https://github.com/numba/numba/blob/master/azure-pipelines.yml
 trigger:
-- master
-- 1.2.x
+  branches:
+    include:
+    - master
+    - 1.2.x
+  paths:
+    exclude:
+    - 'doc/*'
 
 pr:
 - master