diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0fa1692..c578855 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - "valhalla_python"
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '*.md'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
@@ -29,9 +31,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - platform: x86_64
-            runner: ubuntu-22.04
+            runner: ubuntu-latest
           - platform: aarch64
-            runner: ubuntu-22.04-arm
+            runner: ubuntu-latest-arm
 
     env:
       POLICY: manylinux_2_28
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
 
   create_manifest:
     name: Create multi-arch manifest
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build_manylinux
     if: github.event_name == 'push'