diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
index 545935e..0d7bd7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 name: Run Build Tests
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'replace_package_name/version.py'
+      - 'test/**'
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+      - 'MANIFEST.in'
+      - 'readme.md'
+      - 'scripts/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -22,11 +38,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt install python3-dev swig portaudio19-dev
       - name: Build Source Packages
-          run: |
-            python setup.py sdist
+        run: |
+          python setup.py sdist
       - name: Build Distribution Packages
         run: |
           python setup.py bdist_wheel
-      - name: Install core repo
+      - name: Install package
         run: |
           pip install .