diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 76477b2..2ec1d6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ jobs:
   docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+    - run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: ammaraskar/sphinx-action@master
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 1055fe6..4eaa1ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'tests/**'
+      - 'docs/**'
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest