diff --git a/.ci/azure/android_arm64.yml b/.ci/azure/android_arm64.yml
index 148cefbdc87..7a19d304376 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/android_arm64.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/android_arm64.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 resources:
diff --git a/.ci/azure/linux.yml b/.ci/azure/linux.yml
index 7fbe558fef5..844ba6b38ea 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/linux.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/linux.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 resources:
diff --git a/.ci/azure/linux_arm64.yml b/.ci/azure/linux_arm64.yml
index 8e645ed457e..ea0ebbe7ad6 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/linux_arm64.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/linux_arm64.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 resources:
diff --git a/.ci/azure/linux_conditional_compilation.yml b/.ci/azure/linux_conditional_compilation.yml
index 1f312ec8eb4..58b90e419cd 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/linux_conditional_compilation.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/linux_conditional_compilation.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.ci/azure/linux_cuda.yml b/.ci/azure/linux_cuda.yml
index d11cc9507bb..1b458a3b8f8 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/linux_cuda.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/linux_cuda.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 resources:
diff --git a/.ci/azure/linux_debian.yml b/.ci/azure/linux_debian.yml
index 1b3ba3037dc..d3efab41ef2 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/linux_debian.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/linux_debian.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 resources:
diff --git a/.ci/azure/linux_ngraph_onnx.yml b/.ci/azure/linux_ngraph_onnx.yml
index 691302d78fd..93a722770ae 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/linux_ngraph_onnx.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/linux_ngraph_onnx.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.ci/azure/linux_onnxruntime.yml b/.ci/azure/linux_onnxruntime.yml
index c92fdc10bfa..dd7592bda9d 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/linux_onnxruntime.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/linux_onnxruntime.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.ci/azure/mac.yml b/.ci/azure/mac.yml
index 9ed9d78dde9..16b519ef28b 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/mac.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/mac.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 resources:
diff --git a/.ci/azure/windows.yml b/.ci/azure/windows.yml
index 506dc348b9c..65a14738288 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/windows.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/windows.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 resources:
diff --git a/.ci/azure/windows_conditional_compilation.yml b/.ci/azure/windows_conditional_compilation.yml
index d6f372d7529..c5be0f51e6e 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/windows_conditional_compilation.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/windows_conditional_compilation.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ trigger:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 pr:
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ pr:
     - releases/*
   paths:
     exclude: 
-    - /**/docs/ 
+    - docs/
+    - /**/docs/*
     - /**/*.md
 
 jobs: