diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-alpha.yml
index 164b49a9..bc562e20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-alpha.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name: Build + Test v3 alpha
 on:
   push:
     branches: [v3-alpha]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'mkdocs-website/**/*'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/v3-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/v3-docs.yml
index 3493a49d..434a4d89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/v3-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/v3-docs.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - v3-alpha
+    paths:
+      - 'mkdocs-website/**/*'
 permissions:
   contents: write
 jobs: