diff --git a/transpiler/examples/add_one/BUILD b/transpiler/examples/add_one/BUILD
index 3d07682..662df8a 100644
--- a/transpiler/examples/add_one/BUILD
+++ b/transpiler/examples/add_one/BUILD
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ py_library(
 py_binary(
     name = "add_one",
     srcs = ["add_one.py"],
+    strict_deps = False,  # copybara:strip
     deps = [
         ":add_one_fhe_py_lib",
         ":add_one_py_lib",
diff --git a/transpiler/examples/fibonacci/BUILD b/transpiler/examples/fibonacci/BUILD
index 879fa5d..1e7afb0 100644
--- a/transpiler/examples/fibonacci/BUILD
+++ b/transpiler/examples/fibonacci/BUILD
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ py_binary(
     name = "fibonacci_jaxite_main",
     srcs = ["fibonacci.py"],
     main = "fibonacci.py",
+    strict_deps = False,  # copybara:strip
     deps = [
         ":fibonacci_fhe_py_lib",
         "@transpiler_pip_deps//absl_py",
diff --git a/transpiler/examples/hangman/BUILD b/transpiler/examples/hangman/BUILD
index d817e05..dbb7109 100644
--- a/transpiler/examples/hangman/BUILD
+++ b/transpiler/examples/hangman/BUILD
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ py_binary(
     name = "hangman_jaxite_main",
     srcs = ["hangman.py"],
     main = "hangman.py",
+    strict_deps = False,  # copybara:strip
     deps = [
         ":hangman_fhe_py_lib",
         "@transpiler_pip_deps//absl_py",
diff --git a/transpiler/examples/image_processing/BUILD b/transpiler/examples/image_processing/BUILD
index b20b815..379fccc 100644
--- a/transpiler/examples/image_processing/BUILD
+++ b/transpiler/examples/image_processing/BUILD
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ py_binary(
     name = "kernel_gaussian_blur_jaxite_main",
     srcs = ["kernel_gaussian_blur.py"],
     main = "kernel_gaussian_blur.py",
+    strict_deps = False,  # copybara:strip
     deps = [
         ":kernel_gaussian_blur_fhe_py_lib",
         "@transpiler_pip_deps//absl_py",