diff --git a/.github/workflows/vale-action.yml b/.github/workflows/vale-action.yml
index 53ce0e90216f..e323ba33dc72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vale-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vale-action.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: Vale action
 
-on: [pull_request]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/data/**.md'
 
 permissions: {}