diff --git a/.github/workflows/buf.yml b/.github/workflows/buf.yml
index fabfc40023..7ab73c4952 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buf.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: buf
-on: pull_request
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.readthedocs.yaml'
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-kotlin.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-kotlin.yml
index 8f67c6dc69..d791c7e727 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-kotlin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-kotlin.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.readthedocs.yaml'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.readthedocs.yaml'
 jobs:
   build:
     if: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-python.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-python.yml
index a65315761d..9338a2304e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-python.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.readthedocs.yaml'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.readthedocs.yaml'
 jobs:
   build:
     if: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-typescript.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-typescript.yml
index a6eccd09fb..5ce9b475e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-typescript.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-typescript.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.readthedocs.yaml'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.readthedocs.yaml'
 jobs:
   build:
     if: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4cd48289a5..3e97d4c117 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.readthedocs.yaml'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.readthedocs.yaml'
 jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 9712e405d1..7895c313e4 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
     python: "3.11"
+  jobs:
+    post_checkout:
+      # Cancel PR builds that don't touch the docs.
+      # https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/build-customization.html#cancel-build-based-on-a-condition
+      - |
+        if [ "$READTHEDOCS_VERSION_TYPE" = "external" ] && git diff --quiet origin/main -- docs/ .readthedocs.yaml; then
+          exit 183
+        fi
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx: