diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 577efbe21..52419fa06 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
       - openstack/monasca-tempest-plugin
     vars:
       database: mysql
+    irrelevant-files:
+      - ^.*\.rst$
+      - ^.*\.md$
+      - ^doc/.*$
+      - ^releasenotes/.*$
 
 - job:
     name: monasca-tempest-python-influxdb