diff --git a/examples/maturin-starter/pyproject.toml b/examples/maturin-starter/pyproject.toml
index 90cb176e804..869d2455b74 100644
--- a/examples/maturin-starter/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/maturin-starter/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["maturin"]
+requires = ["maturin @ git+https://github.com/davidhewitt/maturin.git@pypy-windows-wheels"]
 build-backend = "maturin"
+
+[tool.maturin]
+manylinux = "off"
diff --git a/examples/pyo3-pytests/pyproject.toml b/examples/pyo3-pytests/pyproject.toml
index 90cb176e804..869d2455b74 100644
--- a/examples/pyo3-pytests/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/pyo3-pytests/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["maturin"]
+requires = ["maturin @ git+https://github.com/davidhewitt/maturin.git@pypy-windows-wheels"]
 build-backend = "maturin"
+
+[tool.maturin]
+manylinux = "off"