diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
index 3c04502b..aa733298 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-formatting.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 name: Check formatting
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
 
 jobs:
   build: