diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_artifacts_size.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_artifacts_size.yml
index f37f83a8d..1d905af01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_artifacts_size.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_artifacts_size.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'corretto'
           java-version: 11
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn clean package --file pom.xml -DskipTests artifact:buildinfo
+        run: mvn clean package --file pom.xml -DskipTests artifact:buildinfo -pl '!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-idempotency,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-batch,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-cloudformation,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-core-utilities-cdk,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-core-utilities-sam,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-core-utilities-serverless,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-core-utilities-terraform,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-parameters,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-serialization,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-validation,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:cdk,!software.amazon.lambda:powertools-examples'
       - name: Get artifacts size & build report
         id: artifacts-size-report
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
index 60048abdc..5c7bc0b71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -56,5 +56,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ROLE_ARN_TO_ASSUME }}
           aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
+
+      - name: Build with Maven Java 8
+        if: ${{ matrix.java == '8' }} # If 8 exclude the examples directory
+        run: mvn -DskipTests install --file pom.xml -pl '!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-idempotency,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-batch,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-cloudformation,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-core-utilities-cdk,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-core-utilities-sam,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-core-utilities-serverless,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-core-utilities-terraform,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-parameters,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-serialization,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:powertools-examples-validation,!software.amazon.lambda.examples:cdk,!software.amazon.lambda:powertools-examples'
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        if: ${{  matrix.java != '8' }} # If not 8 don't exclude the examples directory
+        run: mvn -DskipTests install --file pom.xml
       - name: Run e2e test with Maven
-        run: mvn -DskipTests install --file pom.xml && mvn -Pe2e -B verify --file powertools-e2e-tests/pom.xml
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+        run: mvn -Pe2e -B verify --file powertools-e2e-tests/pom.xml
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