diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4010d2b..7b57d93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,23 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dfc7dbb..6211956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     name: Release PR
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     if: github.repository_owner == 'fells-code' && github.event_name == 'push'
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       !cancelled() && github.repository_owner == 'fells-code' &&
       (needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     environment:
       name: pypi
       url: https://pypi.org/project/seamless-auth/