diff --git a/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml b/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml
index 19fbfef101..58ab545b79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mdbook.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ on:
       - staging
     paths:
       - 'docs/**'
+      - 'crates/xtask/**'
       - '.github/workflows/mdbook.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - "**"
     paths:
       - 'docs/**'
+      - 'crates/xtask/**'
       - '.github/workflows/mdbook.yml'
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/crates/xtask/src/main.rs b/crates/xtask/src/main.rs
index c4752ad1d7..0ae4361d77 100644
--- a/crates/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -1097,24 +1097,23 @@ impl Xtasks {
 
     fn docs(mut app_settings: GlobalArgs, open: bool, no_rust_docs: bool) -> Result<()> {
         // find [package.metadata."docs.rs"] key in Cargo.toml
-        if !no_rust_docs {
-            info!("installing mdbook ladfile preprocessor binary");
-            Self::install(app_settings.clone(), Binary::MdbookPreprocessor)?;
+        info!("installing mdbook ladfile preprocessor binary");
+        Self::install(app_settings.clone(), Binary::MdbookPreprocessor)?;
 
-            info!("Running docgen example to generate ladfiles");
-            Self::example(app_settings.clone(), "docgen".to_owned())?;
+        info!("Running docgen example to generate ladfiles");
+        Self::example(app_settings.clone(), "docgen".to_owned())?;
 
-            // copy the `<workspace>/assets/bindings.lad.json` file to it's path in the book
-            let ladfile_path =
-                Self::relative_workspace_dir(&app_settings, "assets/bindings.lad.json")?;
-            let destination_path =
-                Self::relative_workspace_dir(&app_settings, "docs/src/ladfiles/bindings.lad.json")?;
+        // copy the `<workspace>/assets/bindings.lad.json` file to it's path in the book
+        let ladfile_path = Self::relative_workspace_dir(&app_settings, "assets/bindings.lad.json")?;
+        let destination_path =
+            Self::relative_workspace_dir(&app_settings, "docs/src/ladfiles/bindings.lad.json")?;
 
-            info!("Copying generated ladfile from: {ladfile_path:?} to: {destination_path:?}");
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(destination_path.parent().unwrap())?;
-            std::fs::copy(ladfile_path, destination_path)
-                .with_context(|| "copying generated ladfile")?;
+        info!("Copying generated ladfile from: {ladfile_path:?} to: {destination_path:?}");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(destination_path.parent().unwrap())?;
+        std::fs::copy(ladfile_path, destination_path)
+            .with_context(|| "copying generated ladfile")?;
 
+        if !no_rust_docs {
             info!("Building rust docs");
             let metadata = Self::main_workspace_cargo_metadata()?;