[NOTICE.txt] Trigger Check whenever it can change

.github/workflows/check-notice.yml

@@ -2,29 +2,39 @@ name: Check NOTICE.txt
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'build.gradle.kts'
-      - 'NOTICE.template'
-      - 'NOTICE.txt'
-      - 'buildSrc/**'
 
 jobs:
   check-notice:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: changes
+        with:
+          # If any of these files changed, then we may need to update the NOTICE.txt
+          filters: |
+            notice:
+              - 'build.gradle.kts'
+              - 'NOTICE.template'
+              - 'NOTICE.txt'
+              - 'buildSrc/**'
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.notice == 'true'
 
       - name: Set up JDK 25
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.notice == 'true'
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5
         with:
+          cache: gradle
           distribution: zulu
           java-version: '25'
-          cache: gradle
 
       - name: Generate NOTICE.txt
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.notice == 'true'
         run: ./gradlew generateLicenseReport
 
       - name: Check NOTICE.txt is up to date
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.notice == 'true'
         run: |
           if ! git diff --exit-code NOTICE.txt; then
             echo "::error::NOTICE.txt is out of date. Run './gradlew generateLicenseReport' and commit the result."