diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-backend-example/Cargo.toml b/plugins/zenoh-backend-example/Cargo.toml
index eac0e0d803..dc6c4ea1ea 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-backend-example/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-backend-example/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ name = "zenoh-backend-example"
 version = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 edition = { workspace = true }
+publish = false
 
 [features]
 default = ["no_mangle"]