diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 93ed3f2dfbe..6f35a0190d4 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+skip_commits:
+  files:
+    - ".github/**"
+    - ".gitmodules"
+    - "docs/**"
+    - "wheels/**"
+
 version: '{build}'
 clone_folder: c:\pillow
 init: