diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/Cargo.toml b/contracts/coconut-dkg/Cargo.toml
index 66cb2acbe0..3e1f955e1e 100644
--- a/contracts/coconut-dkg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
+publish = false
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
diff --git a/contracts/ecash/Cargo.toml b/contracts/ecash/Cargo.toml
index 82a1493d6e..aed2957345 100644
--- a/contracts/ecash/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/ecash/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
+publish = false
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "schema"
diff --git a/contracts/mixnet/Cargo.toml b/contracts/mixnet/Cargo.toml
index d15a611d67..a21c930cba 100644
--- a/contracts/mixnet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/mixnet/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
 readme = "README.md"
+publish = false
 
 exclude = [
     # Those files are rust-optimizer artifacts. You might want to commit them for convenience but they should not be part of the source code publication.
diff --git a/contracts/multisig/cw3-flex-multisig/Cargo.toml b/contracts/multisig/cw3-flex-multisig/Cargo.toml
index e016a5f4c8..91cc6ba4bc 100644
--- a/contracts/multisig/cw3-flex-multisig/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/multisig/cw3-flex-multisig/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/CosmWasm/cw-plus"
 homepage = "https://cosmwasm.com"
 documentation = "https://docs.cosmwasm.com"
+publish = false
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "schema"
diff --git a/contracts/multisig/cw4-group/Cargo.toml b/contracts/multisig/cw4-group/Cargo.toml
index 84c86eeeb3..ffb4079dd5 100644
--- a/contracts/multisig/cw4-group/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/multisig/cw4-group/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/CosmWasm/cw-plus"
 homepage = "https://cosmwasm.com"
 documentation = "https://docs.cosmwasm.com"
+publish = false
 
 exclude = [
     # Those files are rust-optimizer artifacts. You might want to commit them for convenience but they should not be part of the source code publication.
diff --git a/contracts/nym-pool/Cargo.toml b/contracts/nym-pool/Cargo.toml
index f3fc80740e..be4f71816f 100644
--- a/contracts/nym-pool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/nym-pool/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
+publish = false
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "schema"
diff --git a/contracts/performance/Cargo.toml b/contracts/performance/Cargo.toml
index 72086ad419..330b6c8f0c 100644
--- a/contracts/performance/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/performance/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ homepage.workspace = true
 documentation.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
+publish = false
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "schema"
diff --git a/contracts/vesting/Cargo.toml b/contracts/vesting/Cargo.toml
index b092a45263..3295d630a9 100644
--- a/contracts/vesting/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/vesting/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
 readme = "README.md"
+publish = false
 
 exclude = [
     # Those files are rust-optimizer artifacts. You might want to commit them for convenience but they should not be part of the source code publication.