diff --git a/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml b/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml
index e8569b95e1..7f76f47732 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,27 @@ on:
       # CodeQL requires every branch from on.pull_request to be part of on.push as well in order to run comparisons.
       # We also need master here to trigger builds on PR merge to master and manual pushes (e.g. as part of the release process):
       - "master"
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**README.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'SECURITY.md'
+      - 'COMPILING.md'
+      - 'COPYING'
+      - 'APPLEAPPSTORE.LICENCE.WAIVER'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*'
+      - '.github/pull_request_template.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**README.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'SECURITY.md'
+      - 'COMPILING.md'
+      - 'COPYING'
+      - 'APPLEAPPSTORE.LICENCE.WAIVER'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*'
+      - '.github/pull_request_template.md'
 
 name:                               Auto-Build
 jobs: