diff --git a/.azure/app-cloud-e2e.yml b/.azure/app-cloud-e2e.yml
index 10df46a86b..deda9b25d4 100644
--- a/.azure/app-cloud-e2e.yml
+++ b/.azure/app-cloud-e2e.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ pr:
     include:
       - ".actions/**"
       - ".azure/app-cloud-e2e.yml"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/app/**"
       - "src/lightning_app/*"
       - "requirements/app/**"
diff --git a/.azure/app-cloud-store.yml b/.azure/app-cloud-store.yml
index a6fdb6995f..f41e907731 100644
--- a/.azure/app-cloud-store.yml
+++ b/.azure/app-cloud-store.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ pr:
   paths:
     include:
       - ".azure/app-cloud-store.yml"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/store/**"
       - "tests/tests_cloud/**"
       - "setup.py"
diff --git a/.azure/gpu-tests-fabric.yml b/.azure/gpu-tests-fabric.yml
index fe7deb566c..3deafa6bec 100644
--- a/.azure/gpu-tests-fabric.yml
+++ b/.azure/gpu-tests-fabric.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ pr:
       - "tests/tests_fabric/run_standalone_*.sh"
       - "tests/tests_pytorch/run_standalone_tests.sh"  # used by fabric through a symlink
       - "requirements/fabric/**"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/fabric/**"
       - "src/lightning_fabric/*"
       - "tests/tests_fabric/**"
diff --git a/.azure/gpu-tests-pytorch.yml b/.azure/gpu-tests-pytorch.yml
index d877a7478a..9e47b1d70c 100644
--- a/.azure/gpu-tests-pytorch.yml
+++ b/.azure/gpu-tests-pytorch.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ pr:
       - "examples/pl_basics/backbone_image_classifier.py"
       - "examples/pl_basics/autoencoder.py"
       - "requirements/pytorch/**"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/pytorch/**"
       - "src/pytorch_lightning/*"
       - "tests/tests_pytorch/**"
diff --git a/.azure/hpu-tests.yml b/.azure/hpu-tests.yml
index 80adddf6ea..f8867704cc 100644
--- a/.azure/hpu-tests.yml
+++ b/.azure/hpu-tests.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ pr:
       - ".azure/hpu-tests.yml"
       - "examples/pl_hpu/mnist_sample.py"
       - "requirements/fabric/**"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/fabric/**"
       - "src/lightning_fabric/*"
       - "requirements/pytorch/**"
diff --git a/.azure/ipu-tests.yml b/.azure/ipu-tests.yml
index f3f5320ad5..ae52037f60 100644
--- a/.azure/ipu-tests.yml
+++ b/.azure/ipu-tests.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ pr:
       - ".actions/**"
       - ".azure/ipu-tests.yml"
       - "requirements/fabric/**"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/fabric/**"
       - "src/lightning_fabric/*"
       - "requirements/pytorch/**"
diff --git a/.github/checkgroup.yml b/.github/checkgroup.yml
index 2bad505b1d..97f96978e3 100644
--- a/.github/checkgroup.yml
+++ b/.github/checkgroup.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ subprojects:
       - "examples/pl_basics/backbone_image_classifier.py"
       - "examples/pl_basics/autoencoder.py"
       - "requirements/pytorch/**"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/pytorch/**"
       - "src/pytorch_lightning/*"
       - "tests/tests_pytorch/**"
@@ -81,7 +85,11 @@ subprojects:
       - ".azure/hpu-tests.yml"
       - "examples/pl_hpu/mnist_sample.py"
       - "requirements/fabric/**"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/fabric/**"
       - "src/lightning_fabric/*"
       - "requirements/pytorch/**"
@@ -101,7 +109,11 @@ subprojects:
   #    - ".actions/**"
   #    - ".azure/ipu-tests.yml"
   #    - "requirements/fabric/**"
-  #    - "src/lightning/*.py"
+  #    - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+  #    - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+  #    - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+  #    - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+  #    - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
   #    - "src/lightning/fabric/**"
   #    - "src/lightning_fabric/*"
   #    - "requirements/pytorch/**"
@@ -235,7 +247,11 @@ subprojects:
       - "tests/tests_fabric/run_standalone_*.sh"
       - "tests/tests_pytorch/run_standalone_tests.sh"  # used by Fabric through a symlink
       - "requirements/fabric/**"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/fabric/**"
       - "src/lightning_fabric/*"
       - "tests/tests_fabric/**"
@@ -308,7 +324,11 @@ subprojects:
   - id: "lightning: Store"
     paths:
       - ".azure/app-cloud-store.yml"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/store/**"
       - "tests/tests_cloud/**"
     checks:
@@ -320,7 +340,11 @@ subprojects:
     paths:
       - ".actions/**"
       - ".azure/app-cloud-e2e.yml"
-      - "src/lightning/*.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__about__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__init__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__main__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__setup__.py"
+      - "src/lightning/__version__.py"
       - "src/lightning/app/**"
       - "src/lightning_app/*"
       - "requirements/app/**"