diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4e133e9e..906e87d7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ compileJava {
     options.release = 8
 }
 
+sourceSets {
+    examples {
+        java {
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 dependencies {
     implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava3:rxjava:3.1.8'
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.10.0'
diff --git a/src/main/java/examples/ListPrefix.java b/src/examples/java/software/amazon/nio/spi/examples/ListPrefix.java
similarity index 94%
rename from src/main/java/examples/ListPrefix.java
rename to src/examples/java/software/amazon/nio/spi/examples/ListPrefix.java
index b1679b04..d08f19b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/examples/ListPrefix.java
+++ b/src/examples/java/software/amazon/nio/spi/examples/ListPrefix.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package examples;
+package software.amazon.nio.spi.examples;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
diff --git a/src/main/java/examples/Main.java b/src/examples/java/software/amazon/nio/spi/examples/Main.java
similarity index 92%
rename from src/main/java/examples/Main.java
rename to src/examples/java/software/amazon/nio/spi/examples/Main.java
index 81b707de..4c671609 100644
--- a/src/main/java/examples/Main.java
+++ b/src/examples/java/software/amazon/nio/spi/examples/Main.java
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-package examples;
-
-import software.amazon.nio.spi.s3.S3Path;
+package software.amazon.nio.spi.examples;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
             final Path path = Paths.get(URI.create(pathString));
 
             // proves that the correct path type is being used
-            assert path instanceof S3Path;
+            assert path.getClass().getName().contains("S3Path");
 
             System.out.println("*** READING FROM "+path.toUri()+" ***");
             Files.readAllLines(path)
diff --git a/src/main/java/examples/WalkFromRoot.java b/src/examples/java/software/amazon/nio/spi/examples/WalkFromRoot.java
similarity index 96%
rename from src/main/java/examples/WalkFromRoot.java
rename to src/examples/java/software/amazon/nio/spi/examples/WalkFromRoot.java
index 4f601961..4a6d41c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/examples/WalkFromRoot.java
+++ b/src/examples/java/software/amazon/nio/spi/examples/WalkFromRoot.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package examples;
+package software.amazon.nio.spi.examples;
 
 
 import java.io.IOException;