diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 739fa0e2251..59cc608bf3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   ubuntu:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[ci-skip-linux]')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Python ${{ matrix.python }} (Docutils ${{ matrix.docutils }})
     strategy:
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         PYTHONWARNINGS: "error"  # treat all warnings as errors
 
   windows:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[ci-skip-windows]')"
     runs-on: windows-2019
     name: Windows
 
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ jobs:
         PYTHONWARNINGS: "error"  # treat all warnings as errors
 
   docutils-latest:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[ci-skip-docutils-head]')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Docutils HEAD