diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 4ba969ea..e496f912 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+skip: changesIncludeOnly('docs/*')
+
 run_tests: &RUN_TESTS
   install_cibuildwheel_script:
     - python -m pip install -e ".[dev]" pytest-custom-exit-code
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index ee0d4747..e49b7cab 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+pr:
+  paths:
+    exclude:
+      - docs/*
+
 jobs:
 - job: linux_38
   timeoutInMinutes: 120