diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
index c7d5ba2cb..41965ff6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name: build_docs
 # execute this docs build workflow automatically when new push happens in any branch
 on:
   push:
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/**'
  
 jobs: