diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-qt5_c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-qt5_c-cpp.yml
index 64aec6ca0..ecd26e44d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-qt5_c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-qt5_c-cpp.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ name: Ubuntu Qt 5 C/C++ CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-qt6_c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-qt6_c-cpp.yml
index bd7fd4f9e..4bc5aa483 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-qt6_c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-qt6_c-cpp.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ name: Ubuntu Qt 6 C/C++ CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
 
 jobs:
   build: