diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index c935dd4d..81050a44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,27 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 
 jobs:
+  changes:
+    name: Changes
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    outputs:
+      except_docs: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.except_docs }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check for changes
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            except_docs:
+              # Match all changes except 'doc/**'.
+              # If no files outside of 'doc/**' are changed except_docs is set to 'false'.
+              - '!(doc/**)'
+
   code-tests:
     name: Code
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: [changes]
+    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.except_docs == 'true' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -398,7 +416,8 @@ jobs:
           calc: ALL
           tmpdir: /tmp/tics
 
-  documentation-checks:
+  doc-tests:
+    name: Documentation
     uses: canonical/documentation-workflows/.github/workflows/documentation-checks.yaml@main
     with:
       working-directory: './doc'
@@ -407,7 +426,7 @@ jobs:
   snap:
     name: Trigger snap edge build
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    needs: [code-tests, system-tests, documentation-checks]
+    needs: [code-tests, system-tests, doc-tests]
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'canonical/microcloud' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code