diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index eced21ab2..e445c1a4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ on:
       - 'hledger/**'
       - 'hledger-ui/**'
       - 'hledger-web/**'
-      - 'hledger/test/**'
+      # ignore changes to example files, though currently some func tests depend on them
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - '!**.journal'
+      - '!**.j'
+      - '!**.ledger'
+      - '!**.csv'
+      # ignore changes to doc source files
       - '!**.m4'
       - '!**.md'
       - '!**.1'
@@ -44,7 +50,14 @@ on:
       - 'hledger/**'
       - 'hledger-ui/**'
       - 'hledger-web/**'
-      - 'hledger/test/**'
+      # ignore changes to example files, though currently some func tests depend on them
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - '!**.journal'
+      - '!**.j'
+      - '!**.ledger'
+      - '!**.csv'
+      # ignore changes to doc source files
+      - '!**.m4'
       - '!**.md'
       - '!**.1'
       - '!**.5'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac.yml b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
index 128f88248..103a669b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ on:
       - 'hledger/**'
       - 'hledger-ui/**'
       - 'hledger-web/**'
-      - 'hledger/test/**'
+      # ignore changes to example files, though currently some func tests depend on them
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - '!**.journal'
+      - '!**.j'
+      - '!**.ledger'
+      - '!**.csv'
+      # ignore changes to doc source files
       - '!**.m4'
       - '!**.md'
       - '!**.1'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 8a361a611..b9856e537 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ on:
       - 'hledger/**'
       - 'hledger-ui/**'
       - 'hledger-web/**'
-      - 'hledger/test/**'
+      # ignore changes to example files, though currently some func tests depend on them
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - '!**.journal'
+      - '!**.j'
+      - '!**.ledger'
+      - '!**.csv'
+      # ignore changes to doc source files
       - '!**.m4'
       - '!**.md'
       - '!**.1'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 9970c7926..60d8aceb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Runs on notable pushes to ci-windows, and weekly on master.
 
 # Builds all modules optimised on windows,
-# using GHC 8.8.2 to avoid https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/issues/17926,
 # and uploads a binaries artifact.
 
 name: windows CI
@@ -19,7 +18,13 @@ on:
       - 'hledger/**'
       - 'hledger-ui/**'
       - 'hledger-web/**'
-      # - 'hledger/test/**'
+      # ignore changes to example files, though currently some func tests depend on them
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - '!**.journal'
+      - '!**.j'
+      - '!**.ledger'
+      - '!**.csv'
+      # ignore changes to doc source files
       - '!**.m4'
       - '!**.md'
       - '!**.1'
@@ -27,6 +32,7 @@ on:
       - '!**.info'
       - '!**.txt'
 
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: windows-latest