diff --git a/scripts/increment-cargo-version.sh b/scripts/increment-cargo-version.sh
index b2a71c9867..bfe2f0bfac 100755
--- a/scripts/increment-cargo-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/increment-cargo-version.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ readCargoVariable() {
 }
 
 # shellcheck disable=2207
-Cargo_tomls=($(find . -name Cargo.toml))
+Cargo_tomls=($(find . -name Cargo.toml -not -path './web3.js/examples/*'))
 # shellcheck disable=2207
 markdownFiles=($(find . -name "*.md"))