diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cc81b2c196a0..e0ae49ed0caf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3
         id: filter
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         with:
+          # Note: `docs` output is currently unused. The docs changes are tested by maven-checks job, leveraging GIB impact analysis.
+          # TODO remove use of non_docs filters and remove `path-filters` job. Use GIB impact analysis to guard job skipping.
           filters: |
             docs: 'docs/**'
             non_docs: '!docs/**'
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
 
   artifact-checks:
     needs: path-filters
-    if: needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
 
   error-prone-checks:
     needs: path-filters
-    if: needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-jdbc-compatibility:
     needs: path-filters
-    if: needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ jobs:
 
   hive-tests:
     needs: path-filters
-    if: needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -319,7 +322,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-other-modules:
     needs: path-filters
-    if: needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
@@ -408,7 +411,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-test-matrix:
     needs: path-filters
-    if: needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
@@ -833,7 +836,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-pt:
     needs: path-filters
-    if: needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.path-filters.outputs.non_docs == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}