diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 78e7ba08..060612be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
+    branches-ignore: "dependabot/**"
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [ main ]
   schedule: