diff --git a/.github/workflows/nomploy.yml b/.github/workflows/nomploy.yml
index 3682ca477..6e6f1de52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nomploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nomploy.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     tags: ["v*"]
+    # Skip rebuilds when only docs/licenses change (a code change still triggers).
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**/*.md"
+      - "LICENSE"
+      - "LICENSE-APACHE"
+      - "NOTICE"
+      - ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**"
+      - ".github/FUNDING.yml"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: