diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-asan.yml b/.github/workflows/test-asan.yml
index 021747ace19a4b..f61f1ded974330 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-asan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-asan.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ name: test-asan
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.mailmap'
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'AUTHORS'
-      - 'doc/**'
+    paths:
+      - '*'
+      - !'.mailmap'
+      - !'**.md'
+      - !'AUTHORS'
+      - !'doc/**'
+      - !'.github/*'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-asan.yml'
   push:
     branches:
       - master
@@ -15,11 +18,14 @@ on:
       - canary
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.mailmap'
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'AUTHORS'
-      - 'doc/**'
+    paths:
+      - '*'
+      - !'.mailmap'
+      - !'**.md'
+      - !'AUTHORS'
+      - !'doc/**'
+      - !'.github/*'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-asan.yml'
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
index b7dce4dd8a9672..1a5fb0733afe76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ name: test-linux
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "README.md"
+    paths:
+      - '*'
+      - !'.mailmap'
+      - !'**.md'
+      - !'AUTHORS'
+      - !'doc/**'
+      - !'.github/*'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-linux.yml'
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
   push:
     branches:
@@ -12,8 +18,14 @@ on:
       - canary
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "README.md"
+    paths:
+      - '*'
+      - !'.mailmap'
+      - !'**.md'
+      - !'AUTHORS'
+      - !'doc/**'
+      - !'.github/*'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-linux.yml'
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
index 6c5e3ab310cb27..16c67b2840488b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ name: test-macOS
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.mailmap'
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'AUTHORS'
-      - 'doc/**'
+    paths:
+      - '*'
+      - !'.mailmap'
+      - !'**.md'
+      - !'AUTHORS'
+      - !'doc/**'
+      - !'.github/*'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-macos.yml'
   push:
     branches:
       - master
@@ -15,11 +18,14 @@ on:
       - canary
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.mailmap'
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'AUTHORS'
-      - 'doc/**'
+    paths:
+      - '*'
+      - !'.mailmap'
+      - !'**.md'
+      - !'AUTHORS'
+      - !'doc/**'
+      - !'.github/*'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-macos.yml'
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'