diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index 14c2e55821..afbf008f8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -79,9 +79,12 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -Dwarnings
 
       - name: Check documentation
-        # Deny certain `rustdoc` lints that are unwanted.
-        # See https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustdoc/lints.html for lints that are 'warning' by default.
-        run: RUSTDOCFLAGS="--deny=warnings" cargo doc --no-deps
+        # Deny certain `rustdoc` lints that are unwanted with `RUSTDOCFLAGS`. See
+        # https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustdoc/lints.html for lints that are 'warning' by default.
+        # 
+        # We exclude autonomi-cli because it is not published and conflicts with the `autonomi` crate name,
+        # resulting in an error when building docs.
+        run: RUSTDOCFLAGS="--deny=warnings" cargo doc --no-deps --workspace --exclude=autonomi-cli
 
       - name: Check local is not a default feature
         shell: bash