diff --git a/.github/workflows/functions.yaml b/.github/workflows/functions.yaml
index 867e535566..99bf48b43c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functions.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,21 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - 'OWNERS'
+      - 'OWNERS_ALIASES'
+      - 'LICENSE'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - 'OWNERS'
+      - 'OWNERS_ALIASES'
+      - 'LICENSE'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}