From 06462024df2e23d9b849fc895b5e49dee0df9758 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joel Capitao <jcapitao@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:51:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ci: skip pipeline when only non-build files change

Add workflow rules to skip GitLab CI when commits only modify files
that don't affect the build or tests:
- renovate.json (Renovate bot config)
- README.md (documentation)
- LICENSE (license file)
- .tekton/* (Konflux pipelines, tested separately)

This avoids wasting CI resources on changes that don't need validation.
---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f4b2b4d..2175264 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 ---
+workflow:
+  rules:
+    # Skip CI if only non-build files changed
+    - changes:
+        - renovate.json
+        - README.md
+        - LICENSE
+        - .tekton/*
+      when: never
+    - when: always
+
 stages:
   - build