diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-ui-links.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-ui-links.yaml
index f78dcfcc1e1..b23bf8eec0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-ui-links.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-ui-links.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 1 * * *' # once a day at 1 am
     
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml
index 018ec76c694..c54b934f55f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
   schedule:
     - cron: '42 10 * * 3'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/esti.yaml b/.github/workflows/esti.yaml
index d474d1cb277..6ea2dbbea1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/esti.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/esti.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 name: Esti
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 # These permissions are needed to interact with GitHub's OIDC Token endpoint.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lakectl-compatibility-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/lakectl-compatibility-tests.yaml
index 2d3e51fb5cc..35261706b69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lakectl-compatibility-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lakectl-compatibility-tests.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-wrapper-unit-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/python-wrapper-unit-tests.yaml
index 74dbc840bcf..906c6e47298 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-wrapper-unit-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-wrapper-unit-tests.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
 
 jobs:
   paths-filter:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 1d04daff64d..0d176b6ba63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
 jobs:
   validator:
     name: Run Linters and Checkers
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26d99084344..4e6cfec7789 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 - Verify link address expiration set to 24h (#10180)
 - Normalize file extension case for object previews (#10231)
 - Support StringLike condition operator in policy evaluation (#10249)
-- hadoopfs: Add retry mechanism for lakeFS API calls (#10254)
 - webui: redesign Data tab with Objects/Tables toggle (#10271)
 - Setup: collect comm prefs during setup and validate email (#10277)