diff --git a/.github/ci-paths.yml b/.github/ci-paths.yml
index 36435668a..bdfabd3f4 100644
--- a/.github/ci-paths.yml
+++ b/.github/ci-paths.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ workspace:
   - "package-lock.json"
   - "patches/**"
   - "scripts/npm-retry.mjs"
+  - "scripts/postinstall-patches.mjs"
   - "tsconfig.json"
   - "tsconfig.base.json"
 
diff --git a/scripts/ci-workflow.test.mjs b/scripts/ci-workflow.test.mjs
index 6d6a0ecc4..5c11f06bf 100644
--- a/scripts/ci-workflow.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/ci-workflow.test.mjs
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ test("root dependency and CI infrastructure changes run every contract", () => {
     "package-lock.json",
     ".github/ci-paths.yml",
     "scripts/npm-retry.mjs",
+    "scripts/postinstall-patches.mjs",
   ]) {
     assert.deepEqual(affectedContracts(filters, changedPath), allContracts, changedPath);
   }