diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/Cargo.toml b/examples/quick-start-workspace/Cargo.toml
index 2aebcb0c..5d882e29 100644
--- a/examples/quick-start-workspace/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/quick-start-workspace/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "2"
-members = ["my-*", "my-workspace-hack"]
+# Note that we define member crates with a wildcard here and NOT with explicit
+# paths because the flake.nix is written in a way such that top-level members
+# (`my-cli` and `my-server`) are built as different derivations which avoid being
+# rebuilt if the other package's sources change.
+members = ["crates/*"]
 
 [workspace.package]
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/my-cli/Cargo.toml b/examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-cli/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quick-start-workspace/my-cli/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-cli/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/my-cli/src/main.rs b/examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-cli/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quick-start-workspace/my-cli/src/main.rs
rename to examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-cli/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/my-common/Cargo.toml b/examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-common/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quick-start-workspace/my-common/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-common/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/my-common/src/lib.rs b/examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-common/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quick-start-workspace/my-common/src/lib.rs
rename to examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-common/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/my-server/Cargo.toml b/examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-server/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quick-start-workspace/my-server/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-server/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/my-server/src/main.rs b/examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-server/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quick-start-workspace/my-server/src/main.rs
rename to examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-server/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/my-workspace-hack/.gitattributes b/examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-workspace-hack/.gitattributes
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quick-start-workspace/my-workspace-hack/.gitattributes
rename to examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-workspace-hack/.gitattributes
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/my-workspace-hack/Cargo.toml b/examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-workspace-hack/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quick-start-workspace/my-workspace-hack/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-workspace-hack/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/my-workspace-hack/build.rs b/examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-workspace-hack/build.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quick-start-workspace/my-workspace-hack/build.rs
rename to examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-workspace-hack/build.rs
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/my-workspace-hack/src/lib.rs b/examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-workspace-hack/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/quick-start-workspace/my-workspace-hack/src/lib.rs
rename to examples/quick-start-workspace/crates/my-workspace-hack/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/examples/quick-start-workspace/flake.nix b/examples/quick-start-workspace/flake.nix
index c5ee53dd..1989ebb5 100644
--- a/examples/quick-start-workspace/flake.nix
+++ b/examples/quick-start-workspace/flake.nix
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
           fileset = lib.fileset.unions [
             ./Cargo.toml
             ./Cargo.lock
-            ./my-common
-            ./my-workspace-hack
+            ./crates/my-common
+            ./crates/my-workspace-hack
             crate
           ];
         };
@@ -81,15 +81,19 @@
         # This allows consumers to only depend on (and build) only what they need.
         # Though it is possible to build the entire workspace as a single derivation,
         # so this is left up to you on how to organize things
+        #
+        # Note that the cargo workspace must define `workspace.members` using wildcards,
+        # otherwise, omitting a crate (like we do below) will result in errors since
+        # cargo won't be able to find the sources for all members.
         my-cli = craneLib.buildPackage (individualCrateArgs // {
           pname = "my-cli";
           cargoExtraArgs = "-p my-cli";
-          src = fileSetForCrate ./my-cli;
+          src = fileSetForCrate ./crates/my-cli;
         });
         my-server = craneLib.buildPackage (individualCrateArgs // {
           pname = "my-server";
           cargoExtraArgs = "-p my-server";
-          src = fileSetForCrate ./my-server;
+          src = fileSetForCrate ./crates/my-server;
         });
       in
       {