diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 63472c1..7ec3982 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 exclude = [
-    "examples/counter",
-    "examples/flipper",
-    "examples/cross-contract-call-tracing",
-    "examples/mocking",
+    "examples/",
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
@@ -21,7 +18,7 @@ homepage = "https://github.com/Cardinal-Cryptography/drink"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/Cardinal-Cryptography/drink"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.71" }
@@ -59,5 +56,5 @@ sp-runtime-interface = { version = "19.0.0" }
 
 # Local dependencies
 
-drink = { version = "0.5.3", path = "drink" }
-drink-test-macro = { version = "0.5.3", path = "drink/test-macro" }
+drink = { version = "0.5.4", path = "drink" }
+drink-test-macro = { version = "0.5.4", path = "drink/test-macro" }
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e31a687..e7f8484 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 EXAMPLES = ./examples
 EXAMPLES_PATHS := $(shell find $(EXAMPLES) -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)
+EXAMPLES_TARGET = ./examples/target
 
 run: ## Run the project
 	cargo run --release
@@ -14,9 +15,10 @@ lint: ## Run the linter
 	cargo clippy --release -- -D warnings
 
 test_examples: ## Run tests for the examples
+	@mkdir -p $(EXAMPLES_TARGET)
 	@for dir in $(EXAMPLES_PATHS); do \
 		echo "Processing $$dir" ; \
-		cargo test --quiet --manifest-path $$dir/Cargo.toml --release; \
+		cargo test --quiet --manifest-path $$dir/Cargo.toml --release --target-dir $(EXAMPLES_TARGET); \
 	done
 
 clean: ## Clean all the workspace build files
diff --git a/examples/counter/Cargo.toml b/examples/counter/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100755
index 92ec16b..0000000
--- a/examples/counter/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "counter"
-authors = ["Cardinal", "Aleph Zero Foundation"]
-edition = "2021"
-homepage = "https://alephzero.org"
-repository = "https://github.com/Cardinal-Cryptography/drink"
-version = "0.1.0"
-
-[dependencies]
-ink = { version = "=4.2.1", default-features = false, features = ["ink-debug"] }
-
-scale = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
-scale-info = { version = "2.6", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
-
-[lib]
-path = "lib.rs"
-
-[features]
-default = ["std"]
-std = [
-    "ink/std",
-    "scale/std",
-    "scale-info/std",
-]
-ink-as-dependency = []
diff --git a/examples/counter/lib.rs b/examples/counter/lib.rs
deleted file mode 100755
index 56d0125..0000000
--- a/examples/counter/lib.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#![cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), no_std, no_main)]
-
-#[ink::contract]
-mod counter {
-    use ink::env::debug_println;
-
-    #[ink(storage)]
-    pub struct Counter {
-        value: u32,
-    }
-
-    impl Counter {
-        #[ink(constructor)]
-        pub fn new() -> Self {
-            Self { value: 0 }
-        }
-
-        #[ink(message)]
-        pub fn bump(&mut self, by: u32) {
-            debug_println!("Previous value: `{}`", self.value);
-            self.value += by;
-            debug_println!("Bumped to:      `{}`", self.value);
-        }
-
-        #[ink(message)]
-        pub fn get(&self) -> u32 {
-            debug_println!("Reading value from storage");
-            self.value
-        }
-    }
-}