diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea65eb1..e6eb007 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,5 +15,8 @@ Cargo.lock
 .idea
 *.iml
 
+# Generated exercise Cargo.toml
+/exercises/Cargo.toml
+
 # Ignore file for editors like Helix
 .ignore
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 192eeb6..f7bd407 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 exclude = [
   "tests/test_exercises",
   "dev",
+  "exercises",
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]