diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index add8d4fc36..dc4b0d1ca9 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 [build]
 publish = "site"
 command = "make build-docs"
+ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF ./docs"
 # available here https://github.com/netlify/build-image/blob/focal/included_software.md#languages
 environment = { PYTHON_VERSION = "3.8" }