diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index b9a99ef..be58190 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -19,22 +19,35 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Check if python changes are present
+      id: check
+      env:
+        GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+        PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+      continue-on-error: true
+      run: ./scripts/ci_skip_python.sh
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      if: steps.check.outcome == 'failure'
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
+      if: steps.check.outcome == 'failure'
       run: |
         python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
     - name: Lint with black
+      if: steps.check.outcome == 'failure'
       run: |
         black --check --target-version py38 setup.py pyhtzee tests
     - name: Lint with flake8
+      if: steps.check.outcome == 'failure'
       run: |
         flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics
     - name: Lint with mypy
+      if: steps.check.outcome == 'failure'
       run: |
         mypy --ignore-missing-imports .
     - name: Test with pytest
+      if: steps.check.outcome == 'failure'
       run: |
         pytest tests/*.py
diff --git a/scripts/ci_skip_python.sh b/scripts/ci_skip_python.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..97c4ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci_skip_python.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+URL="https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}/files"
+FILES=$(curl -s -X GET -G $URL | jq -r '.[] | .filename')
+
+cat<<EOF
+CHANGED FILES:
+$FILES
+
+EOF
+
+echo ${FILES}
+if [[ "${FILES}" =~ (pyhtzee\/.*\.py|setup\.py) ]]; then
+  echo "Detected python files... Exiting with FAILURE code"
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "No python changes... Exiting with SUCCESS code"
+exit 0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c2077d9..fc466c0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# import
 import io
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup