diff --git a/examples/announce/Cargo.toml b/examples/announce/Cargo.toml
index 973851c..fbbf365 100644
--- a/examples/announce/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/announce/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "announce"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/examples/game_of_life/Cargo.toml b/examples/game_of_life/Cargo.toml
index f0bbfa4..16b8aa1 100644
--- a/examples/game_of_life/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/game_of_life/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "game_of_life"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 servicepoint2 = { path = "../.." }
diff --git a/examples/moving_line/Cargo.toml b/examples/moving_line/Cargo.toml
index df661a8..2f87a32 100644
--- a/examples/moving_line/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/moving_line/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "moving_line"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 servicepoint2 = { path = "../.." }
diff --git a/examples/random_brightness/Cargo.toml b/examples/random_brightness/Cargo.toml
index 9c1f2df..5b6fe63 100644
--- a/examples/random_brightness/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/random_brightness/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "random_brightness"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 servicepoint2 = { path = "../.." }