diff --git a/.github/filters.yml b/.github/filters.yml
index 5a1ed42e..fa37f990 100644
--- a/.github/filters.yml
+++ b/.github/filters.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ ivar_trim:
   - software/ivar/trim/**
   - tests/software/ivar/trim/**
 
+ivar_variants:
+  - software/ivar/variants/**
+  - tests/software/ivar/variants/**
+
 minimap2_align:
   - software/minimap2/align/**
   - tests/software/minimap2/align/**