diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4a1b26b..007707e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ ansible-builder-job:
     - ansible-builder build -v 3 --tag $AWX_EE_DOCKER_IMAGE_EXTERN:latest
     - docker push $AWX_EE_DOCKER_IMAGE_EXTERN:latest
   only:
-    - master
+    refs:
+      - master
+    changes:
+      - pip-requirements
+      - galaxy-requirements.yml
+      - ansible-builder/**/*
   except:
     - schedules
   tags: