diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_submissions_v3.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_submissions_v3.yml
index e2d5371..4389c69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_submissions_v3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_submissions_v3.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'model-output/**'
       - 'model-metadata/*'
-    
+      - '!**README**'
+      - '!**.md'
+      - '!**.MD'
    
 jobs:
     validate-submission_job: