diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 3f14e66b8..3160b7d05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,22 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - release/v*
+      - "release/**"
+    paths:
+      - "**.go"
+      - "**/go.mod"
+      - "**/go.sum"
+      - "**.py"
+      - "**requirements.txt"
+      - "./github/workflows/codeql.yml"
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "**.go"
+      - "**/go.mod"
+      - "**/go.sum"
+      - "**.py"
+      - "**requirements.txt"
+      - "./github/workflows/codeql.yml"
 
 jobs:
   codeql: