diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 116e3dff8d..b0f6507d20 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ categories = { workspace = true }
 description = "Internal crate for zenoh."
 readme = "README.md"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+publish = false
 
 [features]
 shared-memory = ["zenoh/shared-memory"]
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index fd25e4322d..8e5b3085ba 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -253,4 +253,4 @@
    or
    ```bash
       z_sub_liveliness -k group1/**
-   ```
\ No newline at end of file
+   ```
diff --git a/plugins/example-plugin/Cargo.toml b/plugins/example-plugin/Cargo.toml
index 82cdeba6e5..0a315b7a35 100644
--- a/plugins/example-plugin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/example-plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ name = "zenoh-plugin-example"
 version = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 edition = { workspace = true }
+publish = false
 
 [lib]
 # When auto-detecting the "example" plugin, `zenohd` will look for a dynamic library named "zenoh_plugin_example"