diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/android-ci.yml
index e10711e8d..c64dc8d30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
       - '**'
     paths-ignore:
       - "mapbox-gl-native-ios/**"
+      - ".github/**" 
+      - "README.md"      
     branches:
       - master
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-release.yml b/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
index 8ba463716..e67ed91e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     tags:
-      - android-v*
-    branches:
-      - master  
+      - android-v* 
+    paths-ignore:      
+      - ".github/**"      
+      - "README.md"        
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, petr-ubuntu-acct]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
index 78938a8ad..3f1b4dfc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ on:
     tags-ignore:
       - '**'
     paths-ignore:
-      - "mapbox-gl-native-android/**"      
+      - "mapbox-gl-native-android/**" 
+      - ".github/**"  
+      - "README.md"             
     branches:
       - master
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-release.yml
index 1c20fd8a1..8f4fc7980 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-release.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - ios-v*
-    branches:
-      - master   
-  
+    paths-ignore:
+      - ".github/**"      
+      - "README.md"      
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, petr-macos-vbox1]