diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 5897c5d37e..21bee7fa5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ name: "Code scanning - action"
 
 on:
   push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'doc/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.rdoc'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'doc/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.rdoc'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 12 * * 4'