diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 97704b2014..761be4d069 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ version = "1.43.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 default-run = "deno"
 edition.workspace = true
+exclude = ["bench/testdata/lsp_benchdata/"]
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 description = "Provides the deno executable"