diff --git a/.ci/scripts/skip_tests.py b/.ci/scripts/skip_tests.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2a21a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/scripts/skip_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+skip_tests.py - Check if only documentation files were changed in a git branch
+
+Usage:
+    ./skip_tests.py <git_root> <reference_branch>
+
+Arguments:
+    git_root: The root directory of the git project
+    reference_branch: The branch to compare against
+
+Returns:
+    0: Skip
+    1: NoSkip
+    *: Error
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+import re
+import git
+import textwrap
+import argparse
+
+DOC_PATTERNS = [
+    r"^docs/",
+    r"\.md$",
+    r"\.txt$",
+    r"LICENSE.*",
+    r"CHANGELOG.*",
+    r"CHANGES.*",
+    r"CONTRIBUTING.*",
+]
+
+# Exit codes
+CODE_SKIP = 0
+CODE_NO_SKIP = 1
+CODE_ERROR = 2
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    git_root, reference_branch = get_args()
+    changed_files = get_changed_files(git_root, reference_branch)
+    if not changed_files:
+        return CODE_SKIP
+    doc_files = [f for f in changed_files if is_doc_file(f)]
+    not_doc_files = set(changed_files) - set(doc_files)
+    print_changes(doc_files, not_doc_files)
+    if not_doc_files:
+        return CODE_NO_SKIP
+    else:
+        return CODE_SKIP
+
+
+# Utils
+
+
+def get_changed_files(git_root: str, reference_branch: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Get list of files changed between current branch and reference branch."""
+    repo = git.Repo(git_root)
+    diff_index = repo.git.diff("--name-only", reference_branch).strip()
+    if not diff_index:
+        return []
+    return [f.strip() for f in diff_index.split("\n") if f.strip()]
+
+
+def is_doc_file(file_path: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if a file is a documentation file."""
+    for pattern in DOC_PATTERNS:
+        if re.search(pattern, file_path):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def print_changes(doc_files: list[str], not_doc_files: list[str]) -> None:
+    display_doc = "    \n".join(doc_files)
+    print(f"doc_files({len(doc_files)})")
+    if doc_files:
+        display_doc = "\n".join(doc_files)
+        print(textwrap.indent(display_doc, "    "))
+
+    print(f"non_doc_files({len(not_doc_files)})")
+    if not_doc_files:
+        display_non_doc = "    \n".join(not_doc_files)
+        print(textwrap.indent(display_non_doc, "    "))
+
+
+def get_args() -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """Parse command line arguments and validate them."""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Check if CI can skip tests for a git branch")
+    parser.add_argument("git_root", help="The root directory of the git project")
+    parser.add_argument("reference_branch", help="The branch to compare against")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    git_root = os.path.abspath(args.git_root)
+    ref_branch = args.reference_branch
+
+    if not os.path.exists(git_root):
+        raise ValueError(f"Git root directory does not exist: {git_root}")
+    if not os.path.isdir(git_root):
+        raise ValueError(f"Git root is not a directory: {git_root}")
+    try:
+        git.Repo(git_root)
+    except git.InvalidGitRepositoryError:
+        raise ValueError(f"Directory is not a git repository: {git_root}")
+    return git_root, ref_branch
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        sys.exit(main())
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
+        sys.exit(CODE_ERROR)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d059eba..2c763b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,10 +43,49 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           .github/workflows/scripts/check_commit.sh
 
+  check-changes:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      run_tests: ${{ steps.check.outputs.run_tests }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          path: "pulp_npm"
+
+      - uses: "actions/setup-python@v5"
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: "Install python dependencies"
+        run: |
+          echo ::group::PYDEPS
+          pip install gitpython
+          echo ::endgroup::
+
+      - name: Analyze changed files
+        shell: bash
+        id: check
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          BASE_REF=${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+          echo "Checking against:"
+          git name-rev $BASE_REF
+          python3 .ci/scripts/skip_tests.py . $BASE_REF
+          exit_code=$?
+          if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ] && [ $exit_code -ne 1 ]; then
+            echo "Error: skip_tests.py returned unexpected exit code $exit_code"
+            exit $exit_code
+          fi
+          echo "run_tests=$exit_code" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   docs:
     uses: "./.github/workflows/docs.yml"
 
   lint:
+    needs:
+      - "check-changes"
+    if: needs.check-changes.outputs.run_tests == '1'
     uses: "./.github/workflows/lint.yml"
 
   build:
@@ -84,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
     # This is a dummy dependent task to have a single entry for the branch protection rules.
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     needs:
+      - "check-changes"
       - "check-commits"
       - "lint"
       - "test"
@@ -93,6 +133,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Collect needed jobs results"
         working-directory: "."
         run: |
-          echo '${{toJson(needs)}}' | jq -r 'to_entries[]|select(.value.result!="success")|.key + ": " + .value.result'
-          echo '${{toJson(needs)}}' | jq -e 'to_entries|map(select(.value.result!="success"))|length == 0'
+          if [ ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.run_tests }} == "1" ]; then
+            # Full test run - check all jobs
+            echo '${{toJson(needs)}}' | jq -r 'to_entries[]|select(.value.result!="success")|.key + ": " + .value.result'
+            echo '${{toJson(needs)}}' | jq -e 'to_entries|map(select(.value.result!="success"))|length == 0'
+          else
+            # Docs-only run - check only required jobs (exclude lint and test)
+            echo '${{toJson(needs)}}' | jq -r 'to_entries[]|select(.key != "lint" and .key != "test")|select(.value.result!="success")|.key + ": " + .value.result'
+            echo '${{toJson(needs)}}' | jq -e 'to_entries|map(select(.key != "lint" and .key != "test"))|map(select(.value.result!="success"))|length == 0'
+          fi
           echo "CI says: Looks good!"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d38ded0..976a372 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
+      # Click is pinned because of:
+      # https://github.com/pallets/click/issues/3065
       - name: "Install python dependencies"
         run: |
           echo ::group::PYDEPS
-          pip install bump-my-version towncrier
+          pip install bump-my-version towncrier 'click<8.3'
           echo ::endgroup::
 
       - name: "Configure Git with pulpbot name and email"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index feae40c..8c2ec27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Install python dependencies"
         run: |
           echo ::group::PYDEPS
-          pip install towncrier twine wheel httpie docker netaddr boto3 'ansible~=10.3.0' mkdocs jq jsonpatch bump-my-version
+          pip install towncrier twine wheel httpie docker netaddr boto3 'ansible~=10.3.0' mkdocs jq jsonpatch bump-my-version 'click<8.3'
           echo "HTTPIE_CONFIG_DIR=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pulp_npm/.ci/assets/httpie/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo ::endgroup::
 
diff --git a/lint_requirements.txt b/lint_requirements.txt
index 458ba9b..cd76d27 100644
--- a/lint_requirements.txt
+++ b/lint_requirements.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 # For more info visit https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template
 
 black==24.3.0
+# Click is pinned because of:
+# https://github.com/pallets/click/issues/3065
+click<8.3
 bump-my-version
 check-manifest
 flake8