diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven_run_test.yml b/.github/workflows/maven_run_test.yml
index 7b64dd8ea..59a070e49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven_run_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven_run_test.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ name: Java CI with Maven
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/**'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - 'README.md'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -25,4 +30,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: Stop environment
         if: always()
         run: docker  compose --project-directory ./ci down
-