diff --git a/.tekton/forklift-api-push.yaml b/.tekton/forklift-api-push.yaml
index ca5f781b9..0b0538995 100644
--- a/.tekton/forklift-api-push.yaml
+++ b/.tekton/forklift-api-push.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1
 kind: PipelineRun
 metadata:
   annotations:
+    build.appstudio.openshift.io/build-nudge-files: ".*Dockerfile.*, .*.yaml, .*Containerfile.*,
+      ./operator/export-vars.sh"
     build.appstudio.openshift.io/repo: https://github.com/kubev2v/forklift?rev={{revision}}
     build.appstudio.redhat.com/commit_sha: '{{revision}}'
     build.appstudio.redhat.com/target_branch: '{{target_branch}}'