diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index ac5aed1bb..6e124673c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
 name: main
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - 'gh-pages'
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '.github/CONTRIBUTING.md'
+    - '.github/FUNDING.md'
+    - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md'
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - '.appveyor.yml'
+    - '.travis.yml'
+    - 'LICENSE'
+    - 'README.md'
+  pull_request:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - 'gh-pages'
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '.github/CONTRIBUTING.md'
+    - '.github/FUNDING.md'
+    - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md'
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - '.appveyor.yml'
+    - '.travis.yml'
+    - 'LICENSE'
+    - 'README.md'
 
 jobs:
   build: