diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e24245eac2a..4c416f44737 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ name: Build
 on:
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
+      - 'AUTHORS'
       - 'Documentation/**'
       - 'tools/ci/docker/linux/**'
   push:
     paths-ignore:
+      - 'AUTHORS'
       - 'Documentation/**'
     branches:
       - 'releases/*'