diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 848c63272..452fc63d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,18 @@ env:
 on:
   push:
     branches: ["main"]
+    paths:
+      - "src/**"
+      - "tests/**"
+      - "uv.lock"
+      - "pyproject.toml"
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "src/**"
+      - "tests/**"
+      - "uv.lock"
+      - "pyproject.toml"
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: