diff --git a/examples/external/tsconfig.json b/examples/external/tsconfig.json
index 631ee525..82e05044 100644
--- a/examples/external/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/external/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "exclude": ["**/dist/"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "ES2020",
     "module": "CommonJS",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index bfa8d4a7..df9e5228 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "exclude": ["./bazel-*/", "dist/"],
+  "exclude": ["**/dist/"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     /* Visit https://aka.ms/tsconfig.json to read more about this file */