diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4c1620a..d674565 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+  paths:
+    - 'src/**'
+    - 'lib/**'
+    - 'test/**'
+    - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -31,13 +36,6 @@ jobs:
           ./zig-out/bin/zx --help || echo "Executable built successfully"
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Upload build artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: temporalz-${{ matrix.os }}
-          path: zig-out/
-          retention-days: 1
-
   test:
     name: Test (${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -54,15 +52,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: 0.17.0-dev.1398+cb5635714
 
-      - name: Download build artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: temporalz-${{ matrix.os }}
-          path: zig-out/
-
-      - name: Make executable (Unix)
-        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-        run: chmod +x zig-out/bin/temporalz
-
       - name: Run tests
         run: zig build test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index a7ffb15..73ecf50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'lib/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/docs.yml'
 
   workflow_dispatch: