diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index c6e7c194..f0008652 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ name: Docker build and tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'assets/repo_images/**'
   push:
     branches: [main, 'docker/**']
     tags: ['v*']
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'assets/repo_images/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: