diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index f1df7bd78..e3a34e94c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -122,11 +122,25 @@ jobs:
             .venv
           key: uv-main-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('uv.lock') }}
 
+  # Report the required check names (tests 3.10–3.13) when the matrix is skipped.
+  # Branch protection expects these names; a skipped matrix never reports them.
+  tests-skip:
+    name: tests (${{ matrix.python-version }})
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.code != 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+    steps:
+      - name: Skip non-code change
+        run: echo "Non-code change, skipping tests"
+
   # Summary job to provide single status for branch protection
   tests:
     name: tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [changes, tests-matrix]
+    needs: [changes, tests-matrix, tests-skip]
     if: always()
     steps:
       - name: Check results
diff --git a/.github/workflows/type-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/type-checker.yml
index 5ca0bbb05..9cb688924 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/type-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/type-checker.yml
@@ -76,11 +76,25 @@ jobs:
             .venv
           key: uv-main-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('uv.lock') }}
 
+  # Report the required check names when the matrix is skipped.
+  # Branch protection expects these names; a skipped matrix never reports them.
+  type-checker-skip:
+    name: type-checker (${{ matrix.python-version }})
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.code != 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+    steps:
+      - name: Skip non-code change
+        run: echo "Non-code change, skipping type checks"
+
   # Summary job to provide single status for branch protection
   type-checker:
     name: type-checker
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [changes, type-checker-matrix]
+    needs: [changes, type-checker-matrix, type-checker-skip]
     if: always()
     steps:
       - name: Check results