diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 3655d67034..5dceb2567c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - 'devtools/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'desc/**'
+      - 'tests/benchmarks/**'
+      - 'requirements.txt'
+      - 'devtools/dev-requirements.txt'
+      - 'setup.cfg'
+      - '.github/workflows/benchmark.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       debug_enabled:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notebook_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/notebook_tests.yml
index 4dcbe54e14..53cf954edd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notebook_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notebook_tests.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths:
+        - 'desc/**'
+        - 'docs/notebooks/**'
+        - 'requirements.txt'
+        - 'devtools/dev-requirements.txt'
+        - 'setup.cfg'
+        - '.github/workflows/notebook_tests.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/regression_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/regression_tests.yml
index 021d25a7a3..64f1a28460 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regression_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regression_tests.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths:
+        - 'desc/**'
+        - 'tests/**'
+        - 'requirements.txt'
+        - 'devtools/dev-requirements.txt'
+        - 'setup.cfg'
+        - '.github/workflows/regression_tests.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index bf95d25b28..411191e4c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths:
+        - 'desc/**'
+        - 'tests/**'
+        - 'requirements.txt'
+        - 'devtools/dev-requirements.txt'
+        - 'setup.cfg'
+        - '.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency: