diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 9f652f1bb83c..bbc5e44ec7bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
       - auto-backport-of-pr-[0-9]+
       - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9x]+-doc
   pull_request:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9x]+-doc
 
 env:
   NO_AT_BRIDGE: 1  # Necessary for GTK3 interactive test.
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 5d51afa86f67..2c794033a494 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 # Add steps that analyze code, save the dist with the build record, publish to a PyPI-compatible index, and more:
 # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/ecosystems/python?view=azure-devops
 
+trigger:
+  branches:
+    exclude:
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9x]+-doc
+pr:
+  branches:
+    exclude:
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9x]+-doc
+
 stages:
 
 - stage: Check