diff --git a/poh-bench/Cargo.toml b/poh-bench/Cargo.toml
index 8443962d8d..160a658b6e 100644
--- a/poh-bench/Cargo.toml
+++ b/poh-bench/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/solana-labs/solana"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://solana.com/"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/solana-poh-bench"
+publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = "2.33.1"