diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 2bababf102..b482116c83 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ val commonSettings = commonSmlBuildSettings ++ ossPublishSettings ++ Seq(
   Test / unmanagedSourceDirectories ++= versionedScalaSourceDirectories((Test / sourceDirectory).value, scalaVersion.value),
   updateDocs := Def.taskDyn {
     val files1 = UpdateVersionInDocs(sLog.value, organization.value, version.value)
-    // for the root project the sourceDirectory points to src, so ../ will point to the root directory of the project
-    GenerateListOfExamples(sLog.value, sourceDirectory.value.getParentFile)
     Def.task {
       (documentation.jvm(documentationScalaVersion) / mdoc).toTask("").value
+      // Generating the list only after mdoc is done (as it overrides what's in generated_doc)
+      // For the root project the sourceDirectory points to src, so ../ will point to the root directory of the project
+      GenerateListOfExamples(sLog.value, sourceDirectory.value.getParentFile)
       files1 ++ Seq(file("generated-doc/out"))
     }
   }.value,