diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6e130a8144..e2dc2fe2b7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ workflows:
           # <regex path-to-test> <parameter-to-set> <value-of-pipeline-parameter>
           mapping: |
             docs/.* docs_change true
-            ^((?!docs/).)*$ code_change true
+            RELEASE.md docs_change true
+            ^(RELEASE.md|(?!docs/).)*$ code_change true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/all-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/all-checks.yml
index 767cc46378..e3759460ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/all-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/all-checks.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ on:
       - develop
     paths-ignore:
       - "docs/**"
+      - '**.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
       - develop
     paths-ignore:
       - "docs/**"
+      - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   unit-tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-only-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-only-checks.yml
index 4d6870d627..64ae9ed7fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-only-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-only-checks.yml
@@ -5,14 +5,19 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - develop
+      - try-ga-triggering
+      - docs-only-check-for-releasemd
     paths:
       - "docs/**"
+      - '**.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
       - develop
+      - docs-only-check-for-releasemd
     paths:
       - "docs/**"
+      - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   lint-tests:
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index a1fac7935a..f188b8e5db 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 ## Bug fixes and other changes
 * Updated `kedro pipeline create` and `kedro catalog create` to use new `/conf` file structure.
+* Only trigger docs build when release notes have.
 
 ## Documentation changes