diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index e28fedd8a8..5205bcfaa7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@ on:
       - "release-*"
     paths:
       - 'pkg/**'
+      - 'cmd/**'
+      - 'addons/**'
   push:
     branches:
       - main
       - "release-*"
     paths:
       - 'pkg/**'
+      - 'cmd/**'
+      - 'addons/**'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}