diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 98030dc2842a165d588d88512a7c896e1323d66a..90ae8da1db13c9e91c98d11e5c682009568beb52 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ image: $DOCKER_IMAGE/$PYTHON_VERSION:latest
       - .pre-commit-config.yaml
       - .gitlab-ci.yml
 
-.doc_changes:
+.pc_changes:
   rules:
     - changes:
       - "**.py"
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ image: $DOCKER_IMAGE/$PYTHON_VERSION:latest
       - "**/*.md"
       - .pre-commit-config.yaml
 
+.mkdocs_changes:
+  rules:
+    - changes:
+      - "mkdocs.yml"
+      - "docs/**.md"
+      - "**.py"
+      - "**/*.py"
+
 .changes:
   rules:
     - changes:
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@ mypy:
 
 pre-commit:hooks:
   extends:
-    - .doc_changes
+    - .pc_changes
     - .pre-commit
   stage: checks
   script:
@@ -219,6 +227,7 @@ release:
 website:
   stage: website
   needs: ["tests:3.12:cov"]
+  extends: .mkdocs_changes
   variables:
     RELEASE: "0.12"
   rules: