diff --git a/eng/pipelines/coreclr/ci.yml b/eng/pipelines/coreclr/ci.yml
index fab41af74d73e86d3ac173a15400c1d7c38015c8..01428899e6b3bbdee12dc0b2fc1bb85c32f14c69 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/coreclr/ci.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/coreclr/ci.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,11 @@ trigger:
     - '*'
     - src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/*
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
     - src/installer/*
     - src/libraries/*
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/coreclr/perf.yml b/eng/pipelines/coreclr/perf.yml
index f002458724e9f08e54fe9d7b529ea9768e82124e..4f417d76d1df8266001af89c0c7bd847ef22431a 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/coreclr/perf.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/coreclr/perf.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,11 @@ trigger:
     - '*'
     - src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/*
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 variables:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/coreclr/perf_slow.yml b/eng/pipelines/coreclr/perf_slow.yml
index 76167e526104df89a9354adcefdcf49d8f6ffb14..d8208fd033591e538987c37f2879055af420db37 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/coreclr/perf_slow.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/coreclr/perf_slow.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,11 @@ trigger:
     - '*'
     - src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/*
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 variables:
@@ -240,4 +237,4 @@ jobs:
 #       projectFile: crossgen_perf.proj
 #       runKind: crossgen_scenarios
 #       runJobTemplate: /eng/pipelines/coreclr/templates/run-scenarios-job.yml
-#       logicalmachine: 'perfsurf'
\ No newline at end of file
+#       logicalmachine: 'perfsurf'
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/global-build.yml b/eng/pipelines/global-build.yml
index 420ba301ad12ee48d69ae46ecfbf31ccbc099605..6408069ad93128d4e3c52af021483de1db0425b7 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/global-build.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/global-build.yml
@@ -15,17 +15,14 @@ pr:
     - docs/manpages/*
     - eng/pipelines/global-build.yml
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
     - eng/pipelines/coreclr/*.*
     - eng/pipelines/libraries/*.*
     - eng/pipelines/installer/*.*
     - eng/pipelines/*.*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtime-linker-tests.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtime-linker-tests.yml
index 9bfe47f01ffaa6d92edb5968b74d7358c630e0be..594f466b108a66099378dccb239c5fd0ca801ab7 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtime-linker-tests.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtime-linker-tests.yml
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@ trigger:
     include:
     - '*'
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - eng/Version.Details.xml
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
   
 schedules:
@@ -38,15 +35,12 @@ pr:
     include:
     - '*'
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - eng/Version.Details.xml
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtime-official.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtime-official.yml
index c817f759a30969ced2cea1db55941bf2dae6911a..53bc7cbbbea050b26a5b701f1dc7bcf3763d961d 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtime-official.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtime-official.yml
@@ -10,14 +10,11 @@ trigger:
     - '*'
     - docs/manpages/*
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 # This is an official pipeline that should not be triggerable from a PR,
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtime-richnav.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtime-richnav.yml
index 341ec115ebfba594f700416867a71a215f08ab6e..82114e8117250c9b2843b99252ac1a48a98b386b 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtime-richnav.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtime-richnav.yml
@@ -8,15 +8,12 @@ trigger:
     include:
     - '*'
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - eng/Version.Details.xml
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 pr: none
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtime-staging.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtime-staging.yml
index 5bf054d0d352f45ede60b3cd49412dd9e8b3d493..9fce5f45b6630d6ff73cae42e2a9f6eb84bfed33 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtime-staging.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtime-staging.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,12 @@ trigger:
     include:
     - '*'
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - eng/Version.Details.xml
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 schedules:
@@ -40,15 +37,12 @@ pr:
     - '*'
     - docs/manpages/*
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - eng/Version.Details.xml
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 variables:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
index 2238f0c04827537f2c1f417c4075f2b49431183f..767c109245d8ad88e8dde51464835618a450b25c 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,12 @@ trigger:
     - '*'
     - docs/manpages/*
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - eng/Version.Details.xml
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 schedules:
@@ -41,15 +38,12 @@ pr:
     - '*'
     - docs/manpages/*
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - eng/Version.Details.xml
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 variables:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtimelab.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtimelab.yml
index 27e954a9a702675a75654eb3c5c9c32a9aef2573..37de48d8f9976a555013636aecdf86fa97542e28 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtimelab.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtimelab.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,12 @@ trigger:
     - '*'
     - docs/manpages/*
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - eng/Version.Details.xml
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 pr:
@@ -32,15 +29,12 @@ pr:
     - '*'
     - docs/manpages/*
     exclude:
+    - /**/*.md
     - eng/Version.Details.xml
     - .github/*
     - docs/*
-    - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
-    - CONTRIBUTING.md
     - LICENSE.TXT
     - PATENTS.TXT
-    - README.md
-    - SECURITY.md
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
 variables: