diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis-noop.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis-noop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e36f4fdbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis-noop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# This workflow implements the CodeQL / Analyze job as a no-op for docs and
+# coniguration updates (.md and .yml files) in order to satisfy the required
+# CodeQL / Analyze status check.
+# See https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/troubleshooting-required-status-checks#handling-skipped-but-required-checks
+# for a reference on why this works.
+#
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, "*"]
+    paths:
+      - "**/*.yml"
+      - '**/*.md'
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - "**/*.yml"
+      - '**/*.md'
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "No codeql required" '
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index b996462c4e..8309595c3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,17 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main, "*"]
+    paths-ignore:
+      # If more paths are added here, then they must be added to the paths
+      # of codeql-analysis-noop.yml.
+      - "**/*.yml"
+      - '**/*.md'
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**/*.yml"
+      - '**/*.md'
   schedule:
     - cron: "21 0 * * 2"