diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_pr_testing.yml b/.github/workflows/main_pr_testing.yml
index c10fdcc..a457328 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_pr_testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_pr_testing.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ name: Call main PR testing workflows
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - 'CODEOWNERS'
+      - 'LICENSE'
 
 jobs:
   spec_testing: