diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index 3cd1c75..5a0f457 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 name: Pylint
 
 on:
-  push: {}
-  pull_request: {}
+  push:
+    paths:
+      # Changes to any python file:
+      - '**.py'
+      # Or Actions this workflow depends on (including itself):
+      - '.pylintrc'
+      - '.github/workflows/pylint.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/composite-setup-python/action.yaml'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**.py'
+      - '.pylintrc'
+      - '.github/workflows/pylint.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/composite-setup-python/action.yaml'
 
 jobs:
   python-lint: