diff --git a/examples/appservice_autojoin/Cargo.toml b/examples/appservice_autojoin/Cargo.toml
index 9d8c1c2b7..6dc25a089 100644
--- a/examples/appservice_autojoin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/appservice_autojoin/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ anyhow = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
 tracing = { workspace = true }
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk-appservice]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk-appservice"
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk-appservice = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk-appservice" }
diff --git a/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml b/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml
index 62b70b707..e9b600cb1 100644
--- a/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ test = false
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 anyhow = "1"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
diff --git a/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml b/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml
index e422dd106..3f22ee32c 100644
--- a/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ test = false
 anyhow = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
diff --git a/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml b/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml
index 714ccf829..f43ff181b 100644
--- a/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ anyhow = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
 url = "2.2.2"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
-features = ["e2e-encryption"]
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
diff --git a/examples/custom_events/Cargo.toml b/examples/custom_events/Cargo.toml
index 38e4382dd..3228f62d0 100644
--- a/examples/custom_events/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/custom_events/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ anyhow = "1"
 serde = "1.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
diff --git a/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml b/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml
index c26f746e0..aaf838d26 100644
--- a/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ clap = { version = "4.0.15", features = ["derive"] }
 futures-util = "0.3.24"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.16"
 url = "2.3.1"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
-features = ["e2e-encryption"]
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
diff --git a/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml b/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml
index ba766ba52..30617a3ff 100644
--- a/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ anyhow = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
 url = "2.2.2"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
diff --git a/examples/getting_started/Cargo.toml b/examples/getting_started/Cargo.toml
index a7f9b6319..a0344c437 100644
--- a/examples/getting_started/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/getting_started/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ test = false
 anyhow = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
diff --git a/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml b/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml
index 1b743e99b..3e22d22a3 100644
--- a/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ mime = "0.3.16"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
 url = "2.2.2"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
diff --git a/examples/login/Cargo.toml b/examples/login/Cargo.toml
index ef6805564..8c2c125a6 100644
--- a/examples/login/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/login/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ anyhow = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
 url = "2.2.2"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
-features = ["sso-login"]
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk", features = ["sso-login"] }
diff --git a/examples/persist_session/Cargo.toml b/examples/persist_session/Cargo.toml
index 920203867..1d405d013 100644
--- a/examples/persist_session/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/persist_session/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
diff --git a/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml b/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml
index 1f5335f57..1ea95336b 100644
--- a/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ futures-util = "0.3"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
 url = "2.2.2"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
-version = "0.6.0"
-
-[dependencies.matrix-sdk-ui]
-path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk-ui"
-version = "0.6.0"
+# when copy-pasting this, please use a git dependency or make sure that you
+# have copied the example as it was at the time of the release you use.
+matrix-sdk = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk" }
+matrix-sdk-ui = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk-ui" }