diff --git a/.github/workflows/delta-conversion-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/delta-conversion-ci.yml
index 5b5eaddbd3cc..382ccab5c708 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/delta-conversion-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delta-conversion-ci.yml
@@ -28,42 +28,27 @@ on:
     tags:
       - 'apache-iceberg-**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/api-binary-compatibility.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/flink-ci.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/hive-ci.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/java-ci.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/jmh-benchmarks-ci.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/kafka-connect-ci.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/cve-scan.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/labeler.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/license-check.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/open-api.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/recurring-jmh-benchmarks.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/site-ci.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/spark-ci.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/stale.yml'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - '.asf.yaml'
-      - 'dev/**'
-      - 'docker/**'
-      - 'mr/**'
-      - 'flink/**'
-      - 'kafka-connect/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - 'site/**'
-      - 'open-api/**'
-      - 'format/**'
-      - '.gitattributes'
-      - '**/README.md'
-      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
-      - '**/LICENSE'
-      - '**/NOTICE'
-      - 'doap.rdf'
+    paths:
+      - '**'
+      - '!.github/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/delta-conversion-ci.yml'
+      - '!.gitignore'
+      - '!.asf.yaml'
+      - '!dev/**'
+      - '!docker/**'
+      - '!mr/**'
+      - '!flink/**'
+      - '!kafka-connect/**'
+      - '!docs/**'
+      - '!site/**'
+      - '!open-api/**'
+      - '!format/**'
+      - '!.gitattributes'
+      - '!**/README.md'
+      - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - '!**/LICENSE'
+      - '!**/NOTICE'
+      - '!doap.rdf'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/flink-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/flink-ci.yml
index a33136b68412..3001bc5a840c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flink-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flink-ci.yml
@@ -28,42 +28,27 @@ on:
     tags:
     - 'apache-iceberg-**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-    - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-    - '.github/workflows/api-binary-compatibility.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/delta-conversion-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/hive-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/java-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/jmh-benchmarks-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/kafka-connect-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/cve-scan.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/labeler.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/license-check.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/open-api.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/recurring-jmh-benchmarks.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/site-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/spark-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/stale.yml'
-    - '.gitignore'
-    - '.asf.yaml'
-    - 'dev/**'
-    - 'docker/**'
-    - 'mr/**'
-    - 'kafka-connect/**'
-    - 'spark/**'
-    - 'docs/**'
-    - 'site/**'
-    - 'open-api/**'
-    - 'format/**'
-    - '.gitattributes'
-    - '**/README.md'
-    - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
-    - '**/LICENSE'
-    - '**/NOTICE'
-    - 'doap.rdf'
+    paths:
+    - '**'
+    - '!.github/**'
+    - '.github/workflows/flink-ci.yml'
+    - '!.gitignore'
+    - '!.asf.yaml'
+    - '!dev/**'
+    - '!docker/**'
+    - '!mr/**'
+    - '!kafka-connect/**'
+    - '!spark/**'
+    - '!docs/**'
+    - '!site/**'
+    - '!open-api/**'
+    - '!format/**'
+    - '!.gitattributes'
+    - '!**/README.md'
+    - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+    - '!**/LICENSE'
+    - '!**/NOTICE'
+    - '!doap.rdf'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hive-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/hive-ci.yml
index 2f0b981ea6a0..5fd5b7e175af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hive-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hive-ci.yml
@@ -28,43 +28,28 @@ on:
     tags:
     - 'apache-iceberg-**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-    - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-    - '.github/workflows/api-binary-compatibility.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/delta-conversion-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/flink-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/java-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/jmh-benchmarks-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/kafka-connect-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/cve-scan.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/labeler.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/license-check.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/open-api.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/recurring-jmh-benchmarks.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/site-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/spark-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/stale.yml'
-    - '.gitignore'
-    - '.asf.yaml'
-    - 'dev/**'
-    - 'docker/**'
-    - 'arrow/**'
-    - 'spark/**'
-    - 'flink/**'
-    - 'kafka-connect/**'
-    - 'docs/**'
-    - 'site/**'
-    - 'open-api/**'
-    - 'format/**'
-    - '.gitattributes'
-    - '**/README.md'
-    - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
-    - '**/LICENSE'
-    - '**/NOTICE'
-    - 'doap.rdf'
+    paths:
+    - '**'
+    - '!.github/**'
+    - '.github/workflows/hive-ci.yml'
+    - '!.gitignore'
+    - '!.asf.yaml'
+    - '!dev/**'
+    - '!docker/**'
+    - '!arrow/**'
+    - '!spark/**'
+    - '!flink/**'
+    - '!kafka-connect/**'
+    - '!docs/**'
+    - '!site/**'
+    - '!open-api/**'
+    - '!format/**'
+    - '!.gitattributes'
+    - '!**/README.md'
+    - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+    - '!**/LICENSE'
+    - '!**/NOTICE'
+    - '!doap.rdf'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/java-ci.yml
index f807c78f5618..2540f5926ffe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-ci.yml
@@ -28,38 +28,23 @@ on:
     tags:
     - 'apache-iceberg-**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-    - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-    - '.github/workflows/api-binary-compatibility.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/delta-conversion-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/flink-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/hive-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/jmh-benchmarks-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/kafka-connect-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/cve-scan.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/labeler.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/license-check.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/open-api.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/recurring-jmh-benchmarks.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/site-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/spark-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/stale.yml'
-    - '.gitignore'
-    - '.asf.yaml'
-    - 'dev/**'
-    - 'docker/**'
-    - 'docs/**'
-    - 'site/**'
-    - 'format/**'
-    - '.gitattributes'
-    - '**/README.md'
-    - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
-    - '**/LICENSE'
-    - '**/NOTICE'
-    - 'doap.rdf'
+    paths:
+    - '**'
+    - '!.github/**'
+    - '.github/workflows/java-ci.yml'
+    - '!.gitignore'
+    - '!.asf.yaml'
+    - '!dev/**'
+    - '!docker/**'
+    - '!docs/**'
+    - '!site/**'
+    - '!format/**'
+    - '!.gitattributes'
+    - '!**/README.md'
+    - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+    - '!**/LICENSE'
+    - '!**/NOTICE'
+    - '!doap.rdf'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kafka-connect-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/kafka-connect-ci.yml
index 8f1951c7564a..92cb071017c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kafka-connect-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kafka-connect-ci.yml
@@ -28,42 +28,27 @@ on:
     tags:
     - 'apache-iceberg-**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-    - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-    - '.github/workflows/api-binary-compatibility.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/delta-conversion-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/flink-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/hive-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/java-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/jmh-benchmarks-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/labeler.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/license-check.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/open-api.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/recurring-jmh-benchmarks.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/site-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/cve-scan.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/spark-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/stale.yml'
-    - '.gitignore'
-    - '.asf.yaml'
-    - 'dev/**'
-    - 'docker/**'
-    - 'mr/**'
-    - 'flink/**'
-    - 'spark/**'
-    - 'docs/**'
-    - 'site/**'
-    - 'open-api/**'
-    - 'format/**'
-    - '.gitattributes'
-    - '**/README.md'
-    - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
-    - '**/LICENSE'
-    - '**/NOTICE'
-    - 'doap.rdf'
+    paths:
+    - '**'
+    - '!.github/**'
+    - '.github/workflows/kafka-connect-ci.yml'
+    - '!.gitignore'
+    - '!.asf.yaml'
+    - '!dev/**'
+    - '!docker/**'
+    - '!mr/**'
+    - '!flink/**'
+    - '!spark/**'
+    - '!docs/**'
+    - '!site/**'
+    - '!open-api/**'
+    - '!format/**'
+    - '!.gitattributes'
+    - '!**/README.md'
+    - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+    - '!**/LICENSE'
+    - '!**/NOTICE'
+    - '!doap.rdf'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spark-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/spark-ci.yml
index 2761491c3e01..f73e40998dc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spark-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spark-ci.yml
@@ -28,42 +28,27 @@ on:
     tags:
     - 'apache-iceberg-**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-    - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-    - '.github/workflows/api-binary-compatibility.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/delta-conversion-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/flink-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/hive-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/java-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/jmh-benchmarks-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/kafka-connect-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/cve-scan.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/labeler.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/license-check.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/open-api.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/recurring-jmh-benchmarks.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/site-ci.yml'
-    - '.github/workflows/stale.yml'
-    - '.gitignore'
-    - '.asf.yaml'
-    - 'dev/**'
-    - 'docker/**'
-    - 'site/**'
-    - 'mr/**'
-    - 'flink/**'
-    - 'kafka-connect/**'
-    - 'docs/**'
-    - 'open-api/**'
-    - 'format/**'
-    - '.gitattributes'
-    - '**/README.md'
-    - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
-    - '**/LICENSE'
-    - '**/NOTICE'
-    - 'doap.rdf'
+    paths:
+    - '**'
+    - '!.github/**'
+    - '.github/workflows/spark-ci.yml'
+    - '!.gitignore'
+    - '!.asf.yaml'
+    - '!dev/**'
+    - '!docker/**'
+    - '!site/**'
+    - '!mr/**'
+    - '!flink/**'
+    - '!kafka-connect/**'
+    - '!docs/**'
+    - '!open-api/**'
+    - '!format/**'
+    - '!.gitattributes'
+    - '!**/README.md'
+    - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+    - '!**/LICENSE'
+    - '!**/NOTICE'
+    - '!doap.rdf'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read