diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml b/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml
index bac6ede..a4a5adc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,17 @@
 name: checks
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'Cargo*'
   push:
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'Cargo*'
     branches:
       - main
 
 jobs:
-  lint:
-    container:
-      # TODO use communitymedia docker registry
-      image: "cascode/aural-isle-ci:0"
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          github-server-url: "https://code.communitymedia.network"
-      - name: rustfmt
-        run: cargo fmt --check
-  # TODO(cascode) cache checkout for build and test stages
   build:
     container:
       # TODO use communitymedia docker registry
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/lint.yml b/.gitea/workflows/lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4eb8aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: lint
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  # TODO(cascode) cache checkout for build and test stages?
+  lint:
+    container:
+      # TODO use communitymedia docker registry
+      image: "cascode/aural-isle-ci:0"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          github-server-url: "https://code.communitymedia.network"
+      - name: rustfmt
+        run: cargo fmt --check