diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 3cfcb7321..fa33b82d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ on:
       - main
       - release/*
       - dev
+    paths-ignore:
+      - ".github/**"
+      - ".gitignore"
+      - "**.md"
+      - "LICENSE"
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   build-deploy: