diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index b78b456..6ea73d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [staging, main]
     paths-ignore: ["docs/src/content/**"]
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore: ["docs/src/content/**"]
+    # Required verification must also run for ancestry-only reconciliation PRs.
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: