diff --git a/.github/workflows/analyzer.yml b/.github/workflows/analyzer.yml
index 6f41b4b59..2dfd7ed0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/analyzer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/analyzer.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/analyzer.yml
       - analyzer/**
       - shared/**
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/analyzer.yml
       - analyzer/**
       - shared/**
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-client.yml b/.github/workflows/api-client.yml
index ad72fc514..fed83dc06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-client.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/api-client.yml
       - api-client/**
       - shared/**
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/api-client.yml
       - api-client/**
       - shared/**
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-schema.yml b/.github/workflows/api-schema.yml
index ca4734944..f78ed50b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-schema.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-schema.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/api-schema.yml
       - api/**
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/api-schema.yml
       - api/**
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api.yml b/.github/workflows/api.yml
index d7c53af53..bd12b3011 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/api.yml
       - api/**
       - shared/**
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/api.yml
       - api/**
       - shared/**
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/legacy.yml b/.github/workflows/legacy.yml
index ad86a11c6..5c56bc429 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/legacy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/legacy.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/legacy.yml
       - api/**
       - legacy/**
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/legacy.yml
       - api/**
       - legacy/**
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/playout.yml b/.github/workflows/playout.yml
index d790c5b52..5dbf1f697 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playout.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playout.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/playout.yml
       - playout/**
       - api-client/**
       - shared/**
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/playout.yml
       - playout/**
       - api-client/**
       - shared/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared.yml b/.github/workflows/shared.yml
index 32223aef7..519c4e37a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/shared.yml
       - shared/**
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/shared.yml
       - shared/**
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/worker.yml b/.github/workflows/worker.yml
index d0e0a9fbb..ea211ef78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/worker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/worker.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/worker.yml
       - worker/**
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/**
+      - .github/workflows/_python.yml
+      - .github/workflows/worker.yml
       - worker/**
 
 jobs: