diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index f3276387..b4e2b976 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ on:
       - 'pnpm-workspace.yaml'
       - 'package.json'
       - 'tsconfig.base.json'
+      # Root-level configs that affect CI behavior and must trigger a
+      # rerun when modified (otherwise pushes to e.g. eslint.config.js
+      # are silently skipped and CI stays red against stale code).
+      - 'eslint.config.js'
+      - '.gitea/workflows/**'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ci-common-plat-${{ github.ref }}