diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_gh-pages.yml
index 9aebacda9..01b50e123 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_gh-pages.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/**'
     # Review gh actions docs if you want to further define triggers, paths, etc
     # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#on