diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 5d8914e..73947e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - '**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - '*.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - '*.md'
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -20,4 +31,4 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'maven'
 
       - name: Build Java components
-        run: mvn -B test
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: mvn -B test