diff --git a/.github/workflows/self-zizmor.yaml b/.github/workflows/self-zizmor.yaml
index d95c39b..6717196 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/self-zizmor.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/self-zizmor.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 name: zizmor GitHub Actions static analysis
 on:
   push:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/**' 
   pull_request:
-
+    paths:
+      - '.github/**'
 jobs:
   zizmor:
     name: Run zizmor from current branch (self test)