diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 338f71885af7..f400dc446420 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Trigger job if modified
+          command: |
+            bash .circleci/trigger_if_modified.sh "^(ignite|tests|examples|\.circleci).*"
       - <<: *pull_pytorch_stable_image
       - <<: *run_pytorch_container
       - <<: *install_dependencies
@@ -149,6 +153,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Trigger job if modified
+          command: |
+            bash .circleci/trigger_if_modified.sh "^(ignite|tests|examples|\.circleci).*"
       - <<: *pull_pytorch_stable_image
       - <<: *run_pytorch_container
       - <<: *install_dependencies
@@ -171,6 +179,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Trigger job if modified
+          command: |
+            bash .circleci/trigger_if_modified.sh "^(ignite|tests|examples|\.circleci).*"
       - <<: *pull_pytorch_stable_image
       - <<: *run_pytorch_container
       - <<: *install_dependencies
@@ -222,6 +234,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Trigger job if modified
+          command: |
+            bash .circleci/trigger_if_modified.sh "^(ignite|tests|examples|\.circleci).*"
       - <<: *pull_pytorch_stable_devel_image
       - <<: *run_pytorch_devel_container
       - <<: *install_dependencies
@@ -283,6 +299,7 @@ jobs:
 workflows:
   version: 2
   gpu_tests:
+
     jobs:
       - one_gpu_tests
       - two_gpus_tests
diff --git a/.circleci/trigger_if_modified.sh b/.circleci/trigger_if_modified.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ccaa128cb866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/trigger_if_modified.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script is taken from https://circleci.com/developer/orbs/orb/roopakv/swissknife#commands-run_if_modified
+# Usage: sh trigger_if_modified.sh <pattern> [base-branch]
+# - for example: sh trigger_if_modified.sh "^(ignite|tests|examples|\.circleci).*"
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "Pattern should be provided. Usage: sh trigger_if_modified.sh <pattern>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+pattern=$1
+
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+  base_branch=master
+else
+  base_branch=$2
+fi
+
+echo "- Pattern: ${pattern}"
+echo "- Base branch: ${base_branch}"
+
+if [ -z "$BASH" ]; then
+  echo Bash not installed.
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+git status >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Not in a git directory or no git"; exit 1; }
+
+circleci-agent >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "No Circle CI agent. These are in all Circle CI containers"; exit 1; }
+
+FILES_MODIFIED=""
+
+setcommit () {
+  FILES_MODIFIED=$(git diff --name-only origin/${base_branch}..HEAD | grep -i -E ${pattern})
+}
+
+setcommit || true
+
+if [ -z "$FILES_MODIFIED" ]; then
+  echo "Files not modified. Halting job"
+  circleci-agent step halt
+else
+  echo "Files modified: ${FILES_MODIFIED}, continuing steps"
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-style.yml b/.github/workflows/code-style.yml
index d8a9a2dc6278..6478d998e1ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-style.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 name: Format python code
-on: push
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'assets/**'
+    - '.circleci/**'
+    - 'docker/**'
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - 'conda.recipe'
+    - '**.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'assets/**'
+    - '.circleci/**'
+    - 'docker/**'
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - 'conda.recipe'
+    - '**.md'
+
 jobs:
   code-style:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hvd-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/hvd-tests.yml
index 3fdc4ef0d218..994a30c8e0b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hvd-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hvd-tests.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 name: Run Horovod tests
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'assets/**'
+    - '.circleci/**'
+    - 'docker/**'
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - 'conda.recipe'
+    - '**.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'assets/**'
+    - '.circleci/**'
+    - 'docker/**'
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - 'conda.recipe'
+    - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   horovod-tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytorch-version-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pytorch-version-tests.yml
index 85cae46c01f6..b8fe4d907122 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytorch-version-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytorch-version-tests.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8]
-        pytorch-version: [1.5.1, 1.4.0, 1.3.1]
+        pytorch-version: [1.6.0, 1.5.1, 1.4.0, 1.3.1]
         exclude:
           - pytorch-version: 1.3.1
             python-version: 3.8
+        exclude:
+          - pytorch-version: 1.6.0
+            python-version: 3.5
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tpu-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tpu-tests.yml
index e203a2c4fc27..e0121a973c13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tpu-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tpu-tests.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 name: Run TPU tests
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'assets/**'
+    - '.circleci/**'
+    - 'docker/**'
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - 'conda.recipe'
+    - '**.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'assets/**'
+    - '.circleci/**'
+    - 'docker/**'
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - 'conda.recipe'
+    - '**.md'
+
 
 jobs:
   tpu-tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
index df172b35006b..9b920a76b36b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
-on: [push, pull_request]
+name: Run unit tests
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'assets/**'
+    - '.circleci/**'
+    - 'docker/**'
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - 'conda.recipe'
+    - '**.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'assets/**'
+    - '.circleci/**'
+    - 'docker/**'
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - 'conda.recipe'
+    - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   build: