diff --git a/.allstar/branch_protection.yaml b/.allstar/branch_protection.yaml
index f3d874ba05..54a9061f45 100644
--- a/.allstar/branch_protection.yaml
+++ b/.allstar/branch_protection.yaml
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 action: 'log'
+requireStatusChecks:
+  strict: true
+  contexts:
+    - "docs_pr_check"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-pr-check-bypass.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-pr-check-bypass.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aae2698f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-pr-check-bypass.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: docs_pr_check
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+
+jobs:
+  docs_pr_check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "Bypassing docs_pr_check because docs/ was not changed."
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