diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yaml
index b5a67547..f096baf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
       - 'docs/**'
       - 'mkdocs.yml'
       - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+      - 'README.md'
       - '.github/workflows/publish_docs.yaml'
 
 permissions: