diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yaml
index c49ebae..33db533 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yaml
@@ -8,20 +8,10 @@ on:
       - "ci_*"
     tags:
       - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.adoc'
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'samples/**'
-      - 'LICENSE'
   pull_request_target:
     branches:
       - main
       - "release-*"
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.adoc'
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'samples/**'
-      - 'LICENSE'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       ginkgoParallel:
@@ -48,6 +38,8 @@ env:
 jobs:
   e2e_test_suite:
     name: E2E Test Suite
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -112,3 +104,40 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Executed using dry run, exiting as failure"
           exit 1
+
+  required-checks:
+    name: CI Required Checks
+    needs: [ e2e_test_suite ]
+    if: always()
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: echo '${{ toJSON(needs) }}' | jq -e 'to_entries | all(.value.result == "success")'
+
+  is_path_ignore:
+    if: always()
+    name: Check for changes on path_ignore
+    outputs:
+      should_ignore: ${{ steps.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore }}
+    runs-on:
+      - ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 10
+      - id: check_files
+        name: Get changed files
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v41
+        with:
+          files: |
+            LICENSE
+          file-types: "**.adoc,**.md"
+      - id: set_output
+        name: Set output based on only files being changed that should be ignored
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ steps.check_files.outputs.any_changed }}" == "true" ]] && "${{ steps.check_files.outputs.files }}" != "${{ steps.check_files.outputs.all_changed_files }}"; then
+            echo "should_ignore=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "should_ignore=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index be304b4..ce28c93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: lint
-    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore != 'true' }}
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ jobs:
           args: --timeout=5m
   verify-code:
     name: Verify code
-    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore != 'true' }}
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.21.x
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@ jobs:
           make verify-code
   verify-manifests:
     name: Verify manifests
-    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore != 'true' }}
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.21.x
@@ -65,7 +68,8 @@ jobs:
           make verify-manifests
   verify-bundle:
     name: Verify bundle
-    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore != 'true' }}
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.21.x
@@ -81,7 +85,8 @@ jobs:
           make verify-bundle
   verify-helm-build:
     name: Verify helm build
-    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore != 'true' }}
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.21.x
@@ -97,7 +102,8 @@ jobs:
           make verify-helm-build
   verify-imports:
     name: Verify imports
-    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore != 'true' }}
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.21.x
@@ -113,7 +119,8 @@ jobs:
           make verify-imports
   verify-generate:
     name: Verify generate
-    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore != 'true' }}
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.21.x
@@ -129,7 +136,8 @@ jobs:
           make verify-generate
   verify-go-mod:
     name: Verify go.mod
-    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore != 'true' }}
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go 1.21.x
@@ -145,7 +153,8 @@ jobs:
           make verify-go-mod
   unit_test_suite:
     name: Unit Test Suite
-    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore != 'true' }}
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -158,7 +167,8 @@ jobs:
           make test-unit
   integration_test_suite:
     name: Integration Test Suite
-    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore != 'true' }}
+    needs: is_path_ignore
+    if: ${{ needs.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore == 'false' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -183,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     name: Check for changes on path_ignore
     outputs:
-      ignore: ${{ steps.is_path_ignore.outputs.ignore }}
+      should_ignore: ${{ steps.is_path_ignore.outputs.should_ignore }}
     runs-on:
       - ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
@@ -196,10 +206,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v41
         with:
           files: |
-            samples/**
             LICENSE
           file-types: "**.adoc,**.md"
       - id: set_output
-        if: steps.check_files.outputs.any_changed == 'true' && steps.check_files.outputs.files != steps.check_files.outputs.all_changed_files
         name: Set output based on only files being changed that should be ignored
-        run: echo '::set-output name=ignore=true'
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ steps.check_files.outputs.any_changed }}" == "true" ]] && "${{ steps.check_files.outputs.files }}" != "${{ steps.check_files.outputs.all_changed_files }}"; then
+            echo '::set-output name=should_ignore=true'
+            echo "should_ignore=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo '::set-output name=should_ignore=false'
+            echo "should_ignore=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi