diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index 2ce995af44f..91dd562bc5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@v3.4.0
         with:
           cancel_others: true
-          paths_ignore: '["**/docs/**", "**.md", "**/LICENSE", ".circleci/**", "install/**", "**.nix", "**/test/**", "flake.lock"]'
+          paths_ignore: '["**/docs/**", "**.md", "**/LICENSE", ".circleci/**", "install/**", "**.nix", "**/test/**", "flake.lock", "**/README.md", "FUNDING.yml"]'
 
   bench-init:
     needs: pre_job
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3b43a0edd78..8cf842ad7bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@v3.4.0
         with:
           cancel_others: true
-          paths_ignore: '["**/docs/**", "**.md", "**/LICENSE", ".circleci/**", "install/**", "**.nix", "flake.lock"]'
+          paths_ignore: '["**/docs/**", "**.md", "**/LICENSE", ".circleci/**", "install/**", "**.nix", "flake.lock", "**/README.md", "FUNDING.yml"]'
       # If we only change ghcide downstream packages we have not test ghcide itself
       - id: skip_ghcide_check
         uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@v3.4.0