diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 1d5c1470..a752f17a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ on:
       - main
     paths-ignore:
       - docs/**
+      - tools/**
+      - README.md
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
     paths-ignore:
       - docs/**
+      - tools/**
+      - README.md
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           cache: false
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.22"
       - name: Build UI
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: make build-ui