diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ab14f13167..8f1599b3ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,33 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          persist-credentials: false
+          persist-credentials: true
+      - name: Get changed files
+        id: changed-files
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v40
+      - name: List all changed files
+        run: |
+          for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}; do
+            echo "$file was changed"
+          done
+      - name: Check changes
+        id: changed-ignored
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v40
+        with:
+          files: |
+            **.md
+            sandbox/**
+            examples/**
+            .github/**
+            templates/**
+            bin/**
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: npm
+        if: steps.changed-ignored.outputs.only_modified == 'false'
       - run: npm ci
+        if: steps.changed-ignored.outputs.only_modified == 'false'
       - run: npm test
+        if: steps.changed-ignored.outputs.only_modified == 'false'