diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0dcd1bcd2fa..f60d19b2618 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -98,4 +98,3 @@ git-clean-all:
 	@echo "Done"
 
 SUBDIRS += tests
-
diff --git a/tools/devops/automation/run-pr-api-diff.yml b/tools/devops/automation/run-pr-api-diff.yml
index 42924ca932a..07401bdf077 100644
--- a/tools/devops/automation/run-pr-api-diff.yml
+++ b/tools/devops/automation/run-pr-api-diff.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 # Pipeline that will calculate the api diff on a pr commit.
 
 trigger: none
-pr: none
 
-resources:
-  pipelines:
-    - pipeline: macios
-      source: \Xamarin\Mac-iOS\pr pipelines\xamarin-macios-pr
-      trigger:
-        stages:
-          - configure_build
+pr:
+  autoCancel: true
+  branches:
+    include:
+      - '*'  # yes, you do need the quote, * has meaning in yamls
+  paths:
+    exclude:
+      - .github
+      - docs
+      - CODEOWNERS
+      - ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+      - LICENSE
+      - NOTICE.txt
+      - SECURITY.MD
+      - README.md
+      - src/README.md
+      - tools/mtouch/README.md
+      - msbuild/Xamarin.Localization.MSBuild/README.md
 
 extends:
   template: templates/pipelines/api-diff-pipeline.yml