diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 81b2bb2662..51698c4542 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -13,9 +13,22 @@ on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
 env:
   GO_VERSION: "~1.20.5"
 jobs:
+  go-filter:
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    outputs:
+      gochange: "${{ steps.code-filter.outputs.gochange }}"
+    steps:
+      - uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
+      - uses: "dorny/paths-filter@v2"
+        id: "go-filter"
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            gochange:
+              - "**.go"
   go-lint:
     name: "Lint Go"
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    if: "needs.paths-filter.outputs.gochange == 'true'"
     steps:
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
       - uses: "authzed/actions/setup-go@main"
@@ -43,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
   codeql:
     name: "Analyze with CodeQL"
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest-8-cores"
+    if: "needs.paths-filter.outputs.gochange == 'true'"
     permissions:
       actions: "read"
       contents: "read"