diff --git a/packages/tsconfig.examples.json b/packages/tsconfig.examples.json
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+++ b/packages/tsconfig.examples.json
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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+    "lib": ["es2015", "dom"],
+    "target": "es2015",
+    "module": "es2015",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "strictNullChecks": false,
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "noEmit": true
+  },
+  "include": ["**/examples/**/*.tsx"],
+  "exclude": ["**/**.test.tsx", "**/**.test.ts", "**/__mocks__/**"]
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
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+++ b/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "extends": "./packages/tsconfig.examples.json"
+}