diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index c0be1ce66..e22087a22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,18 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
       - '**.md'
+      - 'tests/**'
+      - '!tests/**.sh'
+      - '!tests/apitests/**'
+      - '!tests/ci/**'
   push:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
       - '**.md'
+      - 'tests/**'
+      - '!tests/**.sh'
+      - '!tests/apitests/**'
+      - '!tests/ci/**'
 
 jobs:
   UTTEST:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 819dff67b..505412450 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
       - '**.md'
+      - 'tests/**'
+      - '!tests/**.sh'
+      - '!tests/apitests/**'
+      - '!tests/ci/**'
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
       - '**.md'
+      - 'tests/**'
+      - '!tests/**.sh'
+      - '!tests/apitests/**'
+      - '!tests/ci/**'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 16 * * 6'
 
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     # the head of the pull request instead of the merge commit.
     - run: git checkout HEAD^2
       if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-      
+
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pass-CI.yml b/.github/workflows/pass-CI.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86effa223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pass-CI.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'tests/**'
+      - '!tests/**.sh'
+      - '!tests/apitests/**'
+      - '!tests/ci/**'
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'tests/**'
+      - '!tests/**.sh'
+      - '!tests/apitests/**'
+      - '!tests/ci/**'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "No build required"'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pass-codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/pass-codeql-analysis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dce06a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pass-codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: "Code scanning - action"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'tests/**'
+      - '!tests/**.sh'
+      - '!tests/apitests/**'
+      - '!tests/ci/**'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'tests/**'
+      - '!tests/**.sh'
+      - '!tests/apitests/**'
+      - '!tests/ci/**'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "No build required"'