diff --git a/.github/workflows/spec_guards.yml b/.github/workflows/spec_guards.yml
index 76eac95f39..f1aeae7cad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spec_guards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spec_guards.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ name: Rubyspec Version Guards Check
 on:
   push:
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/spec_guards.yml'
       - 'spec/**'
       - '!spec/*.md'
   pull_request:
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/spec_guards.yml'
       - 'spec/**'
       - '!spec/*.md'
   merge_group: