diff --git a/.woodpecker/binaries.yml b/.woodpecker/binaries.yml
index 1986d2b353..44cf449e11 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/binaries.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/binaries.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ variables:
       # web source code
       - "web/**"
 
-when:
-  - event: push
-    branch: ["${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}", "release/*" ]
-    path: *when_path
-  - event: tag
-  - event: pull_request # TODO: Do we need this :thinking:?
-    path: *when_path
-
 pipeline:
   build-web:
     group: prepare
@@ -32,47 +24,63 @@ pipeline:
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       - pnpm build
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   vendor:
     group: prepare
     image: *golang_image
     commands:
       - go mod vendor
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   build-server:
     group: build
     image: *golang_image
     commands:
       - make release-server
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   build-agent:
     group: build
     image: *golang_image
     commands:
       - make release-agent
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   build-cli:
     group: build
     image: *golang_image
     commands:
       - make release-cli
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   build-deb-rpm:
     group: bundle
     image: *golang_image
     commands:
       - make bundle
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   build-tarball:
     group: bundle
     image: *golang_image
     commands:
       - make release-tarball
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   checksums:
     image: *golang_image
     commands:
       - make release-checksums
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   # TODO: upload build artifacts for pushes to ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
 
@@ -81,6 +89,8 @@ pipeline:
     commands:
     - ls -la dist/*.*
     - cat dist/checksums.txt
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   release:
     image: plugins/github-release
diff --git a/.woodpecker/docker.yml b/.woodpecker/docker.yml
index d44c4c49d5..f027ca7c6e 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docker.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ variables:
   - &platforms_preview 'linux/arm/v6,linux/arm64/v8,linux/amd64,linux/riscv64,windows/amd64'
   - &platforms_alpine 'linux/arm/v6,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64/v8,linux/amd64,linux/ppc64le'
 
-when:
-  - event: push
-    branch: ["${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}", "release/*" ]
-  - event: tag
-  - event: pull_request
-
 pipeline:
   vendor:
     image: *golang_image
diff --git a/.woodpecker/docs.yml b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
index 72b1798abd..aab2f50473 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docs.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
@@ -8,19 +8,13 @@ variables:
     - "cli/**"
     - "cmd/cli/**"
 
-when:
-  - event: push
-    branch: ["${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}", "release/*" ]
-    path: *when_path
-  - event: tag
-  - event: pull_request
-    path: *when_path
-
 pipeline:
   build-cli:
     image: *golang_image
     commands:
       - make docs
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   build:
     image: *node_image
@@ -29,6 +23,8 @@ pipeline:
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       - pnpm build
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   securitycheck:
     image: aquasec/trivy:latest
@@ -36,6 +32,8 @@ pipeline:
       - trivy fs --exit-code 0 --skip-dirs node_modules/ --skip-dirs plugins/woodpecker-plugins/node_modules --severity UNKNOWN,LOW docs/
       # TODO currently it is not fixable so just do not block currently
       - trivy fs --exit-code 0 --skip-dirs node_modules/ --skip-dirs plugins/woodpecker-plugins/node_modules --severity MEDIUM,HIGH,CRITICAL docs/
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   deploy-preview:
     image: woodpeckerci/plugin-surge-preview:next
@@ -49,6 +47,7 @@ pipeline:
         from_secret: GITHUB_TOKEN_SURGE
     when:
       event: pull_request
+      path: *when_path
 
   # TODO: add step to remove preview again after PR is closed (waiting for #286)
 
@@ -76,3 +75,4 @@ pipeline:
     when:
       event: push
       branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+      path: *when_path
diff --git a/.woodpecker/helm.yml b/.woodpecker/helm.yml
index be1a29d144..15420c87a2 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/helm.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/helm.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@ variables:
     - "charts/**"
     - ".woodpecker/helm.yml"
 
-when:
-  - event: push
-    branch: ["${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}", "release/*" ]
-    path: *when_path
-  - event: tag
-  - event: pull_request
-    path: *when_path
-
 pipeline:
   set-version:
     image: alpine/helm:3.5.3
@@ -23,12 +15,16 @@ pipeline:
       - sed -i "s/<version>/$CHART_VERSION/g" charts/woodpecker-server/Chart.yaml
       - cat charts/woodpecker-agent/Chart.yaml
       - cat charts/woodpecker-server/Chart.yaml
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   lint:
     image: alpine/helm:3.5.3
     commands:
       - helm lint charts/woodpecker-agent/
       - helm lint charts/woodpecker-server/
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   release:
     image: quay.io/helmpack/chart-releaser:v1.4.0
@@ -46,3 +42,4 @@ pipeline:
       - cd woodpecker-ci.github.io/ && cr index --owner woodpecker-ci --git-repo woodpecker-ci.github.io --pages-branch master --package-path ../.cr-release-packages --index-path ../.cr-index/index.yaml --charts-repo https://woodpecker-ci.org --push --release-name-template "helm-{{ .Name }}-{{ .Version }}"
     when:
       event: tag
+      path: *when_path
diff --git a/.woodpecker/test.yml b/.woodpecker/test.yml
index a27e7949fe..05f9edb702 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ variables:
       # schema changes
       - "pipeline/schema/**"
 
-when:
-  - event: push
-    branch: ["${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}", "release/*" ]
-  - event: tag
-  - event: pull_request
-
 pipeline:
   vendor:
     image: *golang_image
@@ -130,6 +124,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
       - POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   service-mysql:
     image: mysql:5.6.27
@@ -137,3 +133,5 @@ services:
     environment:
       - MYSQL_DATABASE=test
       - MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
diff --git a/.woodpecker/web.yml b/.woodpecker/web.yml
index 03ac4118e2..4009878606 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/web.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/web.yml
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ variables:
       # web source code
       - "web/**"
 
-when:
-  - event: push
-    branch: ["${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}", "release/*" ]
-    path: *when_path
-  - event: tag
-  - event: pull_request
-    path: *when_path
-
 pipeline:
   deps:
     image: *node_image
@@ -21,6 +13,8 @@ pipeline:
       - cd web/
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   lint:
     group: test
@@ -29,6 +23,8 @@ pipeline:
       - cd web/
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm lint
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   formatcheck:
     group: test
@@ -37,6 +33,8 @@ pipeline:
       - cd web/
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm formatcheck
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   typecheck:
     group: test
@@ -45,6 +43,8 @@ pipeline:
       - cd web/
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm typecheck
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   securitycheck:
     group: test
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ pipeline:
     commands:
       - trivy fs --exit-code 0 --skip-dirs node_modules/ --severity UNKNOWN,LOW web/
       - trivy fs --exit-code 1 --skip-dirs node_modules/ --severity MEDIUM,HIGH,CRITICAL web/
+    when:
+      path: *when_path
 
   test:
     group: test
@@ -60,3 +62,5 @@ pipeline:
       - cd web/
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm test
+    when:
+      path: *when_path