diff --git a/docs/src/guides/languages/rust.md b/docs/src/guides/languages/rust.md
index cb16f2ff1..5c131b9e2 100644
--- a/docs/src/guides/languages/rust.md
+++ b/docs/src/guides/languages/rust.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ VERSION 0.7
 builder:
     FROM ./../../earthly/rust+rust-base
 
-    COPY --dir .cargo .config benches src tests .
+    COPY --dir .cargo .config crates .
     COPY Cargo.lock Cargo.toml .
     COPY clippy.toml deny.toml rustfmt.toml .
 
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ The same approach we will see for the another targets of this guide.
 build-hosted:
     FROM +builder
  
-    DO ./../../earthly/rust+BUILD
+    DO ./../../earthly/rust+BUILD --libs="bar" --bins="foo/foo"
 
-    DO ./../../earthly/rust+SMOKE_TEST --bin=hello_world
+    DO ./../../earthly/rust+SMOKE_TEST --bin="foo"
 
     SAVE ARTIFACT target/$TARGETARCH/doc doc
-    SAVE ARTIFACT target/$TARGETARCH/release/hello_world hello_world
+    SAVE ARTIFACT target/$TARGETARCH/release/foo foo
 
 # Test which runs check with all supported host tooling.  Needs qemu or rosetta to run.
 # Only used to validate tooling is working across host toolsets.
diff --git a/examples/rust/Cargo.toml b/examples/rust/Cargo.toml
index 9f4feef57..0dee97239 100644
--- a/examples/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,5 +5,10 @@ members = [
     "crates/bar",
 ]
 
+[workspace.package]
+edition = "2021"
+version = "0.0.1"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+
 
 
diff --git a/examples/rust/Earthfile b/examples/rust/Earthfile
index 7852e7956..4ac2d3dac 100644
--- a/examples/rust/Earthfile
+++ b/examples/rust/Earthfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ check-all-hosts:
 build-hosted:
     FROM +builder
  
-    DO ./../../earthly/rust+BUILD --bins="foo/foo"
+    DO ./../../earthly/rust+BUILD --libs="bar" --bins="foo/foo"
 
     DO ./../../earthly/rust+SMOKE_TEST --bin="foo"
 
diff --git a/examples/rust/crates/bar/Cargo.toml b/examples/rust/crates/bar/Cargo.toml
index 825efac34..69718b06b 100644
--- a/examples/rust/crates/bar/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rust/crates/bar/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [package]
 name = "bar"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
diff --git a/examples/rust/crates/foo/Cargo.toml b/examples/rust/crates/foo/Cargo.toml
index 4ddb40c85..a0596fb28 100644
--- a/examples/rust/crates/foo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rust/crates/foo/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [package]
 name = "foo"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html