diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 9bc135873c..d2dd2c9e15 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ shallow_clone: true
 clone_depth: 10
 platform:
   - x64
+skip_commits:
+  files:
+    - doc/*
+    - '**/*.md'
+    - '**/*.rdoc'
 environment:
   ruby_version: "24-%Platform%"
   zlib_version: "1.2.11"