diff --git a/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml b/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml
index 9cd2443b..202a3a04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zizmor.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ name: zizmor
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ 'master' ]
+    paths: &paths
+      - '.github/**/*.yml'
+      - '.github/**/*.yaml'
   pull_request:
+    paths: *paths
 
 permissions: {}