diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 034a18f687c..61f9dc4c477 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.json'
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.txt'
+      - '**/*.yml'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 4 * * 6'