diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index cc7c369fb..9b111dfcc 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ init:
 
 clone_depth: 5
 skip_branch_with_pr: true
+skip_commits:
+  files:
+    - docs/
 
 environment:
   JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0