diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-stable.yml b/.github/workflows/build-stable.yml
index b59211e..02f373c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-stable.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '40 23 * * *' # 11:45PM UTC everyday (approx 1.5 hours after coreos images publish)
   workflow_dispatch:
-
+  push:
+    paths-ignore: # don't rebuild if only documentation has changed
+      - "**.md"
+      
 jobs:
   build-stable:
     permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/build-testing.yml
index a136601..d241f0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-testing.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '55 23 * * *' # 11:45PM UTC everyday (approx 1.75 hours after coreos images publish)
   workflow_dispatch:
-
+  push:
+    paths-ignore: # don't rebuild if only documentation has changed
+      - "**.md"
+      
 jobs:
   build-testing:
     permissions: