diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index fad8f0bc0..1df9f8f2f 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ platform:
 - x86
 - x64
 
+skip_commits:
+  files:
+    - 'CHANGES*'
+    - 'Doc/**'
+    - '.github/**'
+
 environment:
   global:
     MAKEJOBS: 2