diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index cceb514510..5a2b6f4cfd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ on:
       - .github/codeql-config.yml
       - .github/codeql-custom.qls
       - .github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+      - .github/workflows/requirements.txt
+      - .github/workflows/unit_tests.sh
   # It takes the workflow approximately 30 minutes to analyze the code base
   # so it doesn't seem to make much sense to trigger it on every PR or commit.
   # It runs daily at 01:00 to avoid colliding with the Coverity workflow.