diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 2f75ff4..13d43f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - 'pkgr/**'
+      - 'manifest/**'
+      - 'bootpkg/**'
+      - 'pkgfile/**'
 
 jobs:
   check: # check if the code compiles