diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e4ed3a257b..4214604562 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,13 @@ workflows:
   version: 2
   build_and_test:
     jobs:
-      - local_testing
+      - local_testing:
+          filters:
+            paths:
+              ignore:
+                - "README.md"
+                - "docs"
+                - "cookbook"
 
       - publish_to_pypi:
           requires: