diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6af069991..bbd660421 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ members = [
     "testing/testing-utils",
 ]
 default-members = ["bin/reth"]
-exclude = ["book/sources"]
+exclude = ["book/sources", "book/cli"]
 
 # Explicitly set the resolver to version 2, which is the default for packages with edition >= 2021
 # https://doc.rust-lang.org/edition-guide/rust-2021/default-cargo-resolver.html