diff --git a/.github/workflows/docfx.yml b/.github/workflows/docfx.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f71e7aae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docfx.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: docfx
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: check out code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: install docfx
+      run: choco install docfx -y
+
+    - name: run .\build\docfx.cmd
+      shell: cmd
+      run: .\build\docfx.cmd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4093e84a0..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-name: docs
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
-
-jobs:
-  docfx:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - name: check out code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: install docfx
-      run: choco install docfx -y
-
-    - name: run .\build\docfx.cmd
-      shell: cmd
-      run: .\build\docfx.cmd
-
-  markdownlint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - name: check out code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: install markdownlint-cli
-      run: sudo npm install -g markdownlint-cli
-
-    - name: run markdownlint
-      run: markdownlint .
-
-  misspell:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - name: check out code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: install misspell
-      run: |
-        curl -L -o ./install-misspell.sh https://git.io/misspell
-        sh ./install-misspell.sh
-
-    - name: run misspell
-      run: ./bin/misspell -error .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-cov.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-cov.yml
index 36f7086bc..ee111be4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-cov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-cov.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ name: .NET Code Coverage
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master1 ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.md'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master1 ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   build-test-report:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-linux.yml
index 271ffd5ae..2aa7e6ce9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-linux.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name: .NET Linux
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   build-test:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-win.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-win.yml
index 355c8bf11..e8db23fc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-win.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core-win.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name: .NET Windows
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   build-test:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml
index d9d012dce..1b716598c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ name: .NET
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.md'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   build-test-pack:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 87877aacc..b70ef8891 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ name: Integration Tests
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.md'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   redis-test:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdownlint.yml b/.github/workflows/markdownlint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29f167738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdownlint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: markdownlint
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+    - '**.md'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: check out code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: install markdownlint-cli
+      run: sudo npm install -g markdownlint-cli
+
+    - name: run markdownlint
+      run: markdownlint .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f762c2520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: spellcheck
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: check out code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: install misspell
+      run: |
+        curl -L -o ./install-misspell.sh https://git.io/misspell
+        sh ./install-misspell.sh
+
+    - name: run misspell
+      run: ./bin/misspell -error .