diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 23fc741c..73035928 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ path = "tuf/__init__.py"
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
 include = [
   "/docs",
+  "/examples",
   "/tests",
   "/tuf",
   "/requirements*.txt",