diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-container-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-container-image.yml
index fc6eff50..48dbca7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-container-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-container-image.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 ---
 name: Build Container Image
 on:
+  merge_group:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '*.md'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'CODEOWNERS'
   push:
     branches:
       - main