diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 12db12f5bf018051e191f7d73fb4100ca94398e9..50308f24ad294383bce08b63daafee97d686daf9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ image: $DOCKER_IMAGE/$PYTHON_VERSION:latest
       - tests/**/*.py
       - .pre-commit-config.yaml
 
+.doc_changes:
+  rules:
+    - changes:
+      - silkaj/**/*.py
+      - tests/**/*.py
+      - doc/*.md
+      - README.md
+      - CONTRIBUTING.md
+      - .pre-commit-config.yaml
+
 .changes:
   rules:
     - changes:
@@ -88,7 +98,7 @@ pyupgrade:
 
 pre-commit:hooks:
   extends:
-    - .code_changes
+    - .doc_changes
     - .pre-commit
   stage: checks
   script: