diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-c.yml b/.github/workflows/test-c.yml
index 54f07cf13..e1e0f340b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-c.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-c.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - renovate/**
+    paths:
+      - c/**
+      - testdata/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dart.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dart.yml
index addaa90ab..d061146f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-dart.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dart.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - dart/**
+      - testdata/**
   workflow_call:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dotnet.yml
index ba620c85d..1c7674fd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dotnet.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - renovate/**
+    paths:
+      - dotnet/**
+      - testdata/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-go.yml b/.github/workflows/test-go.yml
index 9aaaf646e..a240cbadc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-go.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - renovate/**
+    paths:
+      - go/**
+      - testdata/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-java.yml b/.github/workflows/test-java.yml
index 30c5fe970..5457b5d00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-java.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - renovate/**
+    paths:
+      - java/**
+      - testdata/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-javascript.yml b/.github/workflows/test-javascript.yml
index 372ed7865..f62b225e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-javascript.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-javascript.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - renovate/**
+    paths:
+      - javascript/**
+      - testdata/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-perl.yml b/.github/workflows/test-perl.yml
index 188d03092..1ac84ee78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-perl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-perl.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - renovate/**
+    paths:
+      - perl/**
+      - testdata/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-php.yml b/.github/workflows/test-php.yml
index 698d8e907..05b5d2d5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-php.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-php.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - renovate/**
+    paths:
+      - php/**
+      - testdata/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-python.yml b/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
index 4b729a31e..bf60ddb81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - renovate/**
+    paths:
+      - php/**
+      - testdata/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-ruby.yml b/.github/workflows/test-ruby.yml
index 53a0e87c3..a1efa5605 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-ruby.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-ruby.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - renovate/**
+    paths:
+      - ruby/**
+      - testdata/**
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main