diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 7d4f5db44..27e7de0cf 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ steps:
     concurrency: 1
     concurrency_group: "deployments"
     depends_on: ~
-    if: build.branch == "master"
+    if: build.branch == "master" && build.message !~ /^docs/
 
   # Non-blocking deployment for all others (tagged commits/local branches).
   - label: ":rocket: Setup Deployment"
     command: ".buildkite/deployment.sh | buildkite-agent pipeline upload"
     depends_on: ~
-    if: build.branch != "master" && build.branch !~ /^(dependabot|renovate)\/.*/ && build.pull_request.repository.fork != true  # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
+    if: build.branch != "master" && build.branch !~ /^(dependabot|renovate)\/.*/ && build.message !~ /^docs/ && build.pull_request.repository.fork != true  # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
 
   # Removed dependency optimisation for forked PRs to enforce block step.
   - label: ":rocket: Setup Deployment"
     command: ".buildkite/deployment.sh | buildkite-agent pipeline upload"
-    if: build.pull_request.repository.fork == true
+    if: build.message !~ /^docs/ && build.pull_request.repository.fork == true
 
 notify:
   - webhook: "<REDACTED WEBHOOK_URL>"