diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml b/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
index 7f96504f7814..9e869282dad7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
       - '**.md'
       - 'AUTHORS'
       - 'doc/**'
+      - .github/**
+      - '!.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml'
   push:
     branches:
       - master
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ on:
       - '**.md'
       - 'AUTHORS'
       - 'doc/**'
+      - .github/**
+      - '!.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml'
 
 env:
   FLAKY_TESTS: dontcare
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 992319168b7e..e754e3b39cf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - "README.md"
+      - .github/**
+      - '!.github/workflows/build-windows.yml'
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
   push:
     branches:
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ on:
       - v[0-9]+.x
     paths-ignore:
       - "README.md"
+      - .github/**
+      - '!.github/workflows/build-windows.yml'
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage-linux.yml
index e322e7648409..d484e4939a65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage-linux.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
       - 'benchmark/**'
       - 'deps/**'
       - 'doc/**'
+      - .github/**
+      - '!.github/workflows/coverage-linux.yml'
   push:
     branches:
       - master
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ on:
       - 'benchmark/**'
       - 'deps/**'
       - 'doc/**'
+      - .github/**
+      - '!.github/workflows/coverage-linux.yml'
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage-windows.yml
index 4473eb9bd74a..46dd5b6c0f23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage-windows.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ on:
       - 'deps/**'
       - 'doc/**'
       - 'tools/**'
+      - .github/**
+      - '!.github/workflows/coverage-windows.yml'
   push:
     branches:
       - master
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ on:
       - 'deps/**'
       - 'doc/**'
       - 'tools/**'
+      - .github/**
+      - '!.github/workflows/coverage-windows.yml'
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'