diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2c09e8ba09..9fef3eda86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@ on:
       - '**'
     tags:
       - '*'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       alpha_build:
@@ -22,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     concurrency:
-      group: ${{ ((github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.alpha_build == true) || (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master')) && 'clover-alpha-release' || format('build-{0}', github.run_id) }}
+      group: ${{ ((github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.alpha_build == true) || (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master')) && 'clover-alpha-release' || format('{0}-{1}', github.workflow, github.ref) }}
       cancel-in-progress: false
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7