diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index ce25f286..17757846 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Linting
       run: |
         # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
-        poetry run flake8 . --exclude .venv --count --show-source --statistics
+        poetry run flake8 . --exclude .venv,examples --count --show-source --statistics
     - name: Check Format
       run: |
         poetry run black --check --diff --color .