diff --git a/scripts/update_docs.py b/scripts/update_docs.py
index 3797881c..06afa5be 100644
--- a/scripts/update_docs.py
+++ b/scripts/update_docs.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import json
 import tempfile
 from io import BytesIO
-from pprint import pprint
 
 
 docs_dir = sys.argv[1]
@@ -120,6 +119,11 @@ def search_pypi_packages(prefix):
             response.raise_for_status()
             config_data = extract_package(download_url, response.content)
 
+            # filter out those that are marked not to be published, i.e.
+            # that have publish == false.
+            if not config_data.get("publish", True):
+                continue
+
             package_info[package_name.replace("-", "_")] = {
                 "version": version,
                 "last_updated": metadata["releases"][version][0]["upload_time"].split(