diff --git a/azure-pipelines-official.yml b/azure-pipelines-official.yml
index aadb1fbec6..597b2741e6 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-official.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-official.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ trigger:
     exclude:
     - rel/2.*
     - rel/3.0.*
+  paths:
+    exclude:
+      - .github/**
+      - .gitignore
 
 parameters:
 - name: isRTM
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 9b5c1184b7..c0d6ba49aa 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ trigger:
     include:
     - main
     - rel/*
+  paths:
+    exclude:
+      - .github/**
+      - .gitignore
 
 # Branch(es) that trigger(s) build(s) on PR
 pr:
@@ -11,7 +15,8 @@ pr:
     - "*"
   paths:
     exclude:
-      - .github/*
+      - .github/**
+      - .gitignore
       - .devcontainer/*
       - docs/*
       - .vscode/*