diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d81146d19..ae1c613e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - dev
+    paths:
+      - "tests/**"
+      - "src/backend/**"
+      - "pyproject.toml"
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - dev
       - main
+    paths:
+      - "tests/**"
+      - "src/backend/**"
+      - "pyproject.toml"
 
 jobs:
   build-and-test: