diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5360051efc..1c011c858c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Filter only docs changes
         id: docs
         run: |
-          files=$(git diff --name-only HEAD^ | egrep -v "^docs/")
+          files=$(git diff --name-only HEAD^ | egrep -v "^docs/" | egrep -v "^examples/" | egrep -v "^README.md")
           if [ -z "$files" ]; then
             echo "docs_only=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index c961db761b..780d61d981 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Filter only docs changes
         id: docs
         run: |
-          files=$(git diff --name-only HEAD^ | egrep -v "^docs/")
+          files=$(git diff --name-only HEAD^ | egrep -v "^docs/" | egrep -v "^examples/" | egrep -v "^README.md")
           if [ -z "$files" ]; then
             echo "docs_only=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else