diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest-not-slow.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest-not-slow.yml
index 3188a86..10e2938 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest-not-slow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest-not-slow.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ on: [push]
 jobs:
   build:
 
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci skip')"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         os: [macos-latest, windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+        python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9'] # 3.10 hasn't been enabled on all arches yet
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest-slow.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest-slow.yml
index 40ebc3e..9b1a63b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest-slow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest-slow.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on: [push]
 jobs:
   build:
 
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci skip')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 4