diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 075ea8bf9..5df1b3a86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [master]