diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9ccf7a663..23da90b8f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ defaults:
       name: command line tests
       command: ./test/cmdlineTests.sh
 
-  - run_docs_version_pragma_check: &run_docs_version_pragma_check
-      name: docs version pragma check
+  - run_docs_pragma_min_version: &run_docs_pragma_min_version
+      name: docs pragma version check
       command: ./scripts/docs_version_pragma_check.sh
 
   - test_ubuntu1604_clang: &test_ubuntu1604_clang
@@ -351,6 +351,15 @@ jobs:
             pip install --user z3-solver
       - run: *run_proofs
 
+  chk_docs_pragma_min_version:
+    docker:
+      - image: ethereum/solidity-buildpack-deps:ubuntu1904-<< pipeline.parameters.ubuntu-1904-docker-image-rev >>
+    environment:
+      TERM: xterm
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: *run_docs_pragma_min_version
+
   b_ubu_clang: &build_ubuntu1904_clang
     docker:
       - image: ethereum/solidity-buildpack-deps:ubuntu1904-clang-<< pipeline.parameters.ubuntu-1904-clang-docker-image-rev >>
@@ -621,7 +630,6 @@ jobs:
       - attach_workspace:
           at: build
       - run: *run_cmdline_tests
-      - run: *run_docs_version_pragma_check
       - store_test_results: *store_test_results
       - store_artifacts: *artifacts_test_results
 
@@ -651,19 +659,6 @@ jobs:
       SOLTEST_FLAGS: --no-smt
       ASAN_OPTIONS: check_initialization_order=true:detect_stack_use_after_return=true:strict_init_order=true:strict_string_checks=true:detect_invalid_pointer_pairs=2
 
-  t_ubu_pragma_docs_test: &t_ubu_pragma_docs_test
-    docker:
-      - image: ethereum/solidity-buildpack-deps:ubuntu1904-<< pipeline.parameters.ubuntu-1904-docker-image-rev >>
-    environment:
-      TERM: xterm
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - attach_workspace:
-          at: build
-      - run: *run_docs_version_pragma_check
-      - store_test_results: *store_test_results
-      - store_artifacts: *artifacts_test_results
-
   t_ems_solcjs:
     docker:
       - image: ethereum/solidity-buildpack-deps:ubuntu1904
@@ -799,6 +794,7 @@ workflows:
       - chk_proofs: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
       - chk_pylint: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
       - chk_antlr_grammar: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
+      - chk_docs_pragma_min_version: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
 
       # build-only
       - b_docs: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
@@ -815,7 +811,6 @@ workflows:
       - b_ubu: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
       - b_ubu18: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
       - t_ubu_cli: *workflow_ubuntu1904
-      - t_ubu_pragma_docs_test: *workflow_ubuntu1904
       - t_ubu_soltest: *workflow_ubuntu1904
       - b_ubu_clang: *workflow_trigger_on_tags
       - t_ubu_clang_soltest: *workflow_ubuntu1904_clang