diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index bd0f806b0..4e2a2db26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Get changed files
     outputs:
       any_docs_changed: ${{ steps.changed-doc-files.outputs.any_changed }}
-      any_python_changed: ${{ steps.changed-python-files.outputs.any_changed }}
+      any_python_changed: ${{ steps.raw-changed-python-files.outputs.any_changed }}
       changed_doc_files: ${{ steps.changed-doc-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
       changed_python_files: ${{ steps.changed-python-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
     steps:
@@ -27,13 +27,24 @@ jobs:
           files: |
             docs/**
       - name: Get changed python files
-        id: changed-python-files
+        id: raw-changed-python-files
         uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
         with:
           files: |
             **.py
             poetry.lock
 
+      - name: Check changed python files
+        id: changed-python-files
+        env:
+          CHANGED_PYTHON_FILES: ${{ steps.raw-changed-python-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ " $CHANGED_PYTHON_FILES " == *" poetry.lock "* ]]; then
+            # if poetry.lock is changed, we need to check everything
+            CHANGED_PYTHON_FILES="."
+          fi
+          echo "all_changed_files=$CHANGED_PYTHON_FILES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
   format:
     if: needs.changed-files.outputs.any_python_changed == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a245cc623..b970f5ee5 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Other changes:
   docs checks now live in separate jobs and are named accordingly.
 * Added caching for dependency installation in all CI jobs which speeds them up
   a bit, especially the tests.
+* The linting workflow has been made to run only when Python files or
+  documentation is changed, and they only check the changed files. When
+  dependencies are updated (``poetry.lock``), then the entire code base is
+  checked.
 
 2.0.0 (May 30, 2024)
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