diff --git a/examples/cfg.rs b/examples/cfg.rs
index 16e6e077aa..f4848302a8 100644
--- a/examples/cfg.rs
+++ b/examples/cfg.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use panic_semihosting as _;
 
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965)]
 mod app {
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)] // <- `true` when using the `dev` profile
         #[init(0)]
diff --git a/examples/destructure.rs b/examples/destructure.rs
index 131c07fbf6..45d7319505 100644
--- a/examples/destructure.rs
+++ b/examples/destructure.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use panic_semihosting as _;
 
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965)]
 mod app {
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         // Some resources to work with
         #[init(0)]
diff --git a/examples/generics.rs b/examples/generics.rs
index 20e9ed7f20..c65e6518ea 100644
--- a/examples/generics.rs
+++ b/examples/generics.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use rtic::{Exclusive, Mutex};
 
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965)]
 mod app {
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         #[init(0)]
         shared: u32,
diff --git a/examples/late.rs b/examples/late.rs
index 2b99e3dc30..761c68f5be 100644
--- a/examples/late.rs
+++ b/examples/late.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ mod app {
         spsc::{Consumer, Producer},
     };
     // Late resources
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         p: Producer<'static, u32, U4>,
         c: Consumer<'static, u32, U4>,
diff --git a/examples/lock.rs b/examples/lock.rs
index 61aed21355..6ce61dc6b8 100644
--- a/examples/lock.rs
+++ b/examples/lock.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use panic_semihosting as _;
 
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965)]
 mod app {
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         #[init(0)]
         shared: u32,
diff --git a/examples/not-send.rs b/examples/not-send.rs
index c0582d7628..45f7e4e79f 100644
--- a/examples/not-send.rs
+++ b/examples/not-send.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub struct NotSend {
 mod app {
     use super::NotSend;
 
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         #[init(None)]
         shared: Option<NotSend>,
diff --git a/examples/not-sync.rs b/examples/not-sync.rs
index 28c76183de..7581642433 100644
--- a/examples/not-sync.rs
+++ b/examples/not-sync.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ mod app {
     use super::NotSync;
     use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         #[init(NotSync { _0: PhantomData })]
         shared: NotSync,
diff --git a/examples/only-shared-access.rs b/examples/only-shared-access.rs
index 221cc307b1..91d0b7adca 100644
--- a/examples/only-shared-access.rs
+++ b/examples/only-shared-access.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use panic_semihosting as _;
 
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965)]
 mod app {
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         key: u32,
     }
diff --git a/examples/resource.rs b/examples/resource.rs
index 4887b5eff2..4cd0f4cabd 100644
--- a/examples/resource.rs
+++ b/examples/resource.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use panic_semihosting as _;
 
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965)]
 mod app {
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         // A resource
         #[init(0)]
diff --git a/examples/shared-with-init.rs b/examples/shared-with-init.rs
index 9c4499ee90..9f7e26aa06 100644
--- a/examples/shared-with-init.rs
+++ b/examples/shared-with-init.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct MustBeSend;
 mod app {
     use super::MustBeSend;
 
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         #[init(None)]
         shared: Option<MustBeSend>,
diff --git a/examples/t-cfg-resources.rs b/examples/t-cfg-resources.rs
index 190b32c24a..61eb4c7b10 100644
--- a/examples/t-cfg-resources.rs
+++ b/examples/t-cfg-resources.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use panic_halt as _;
 
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965)]
 mod app {
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         // A resource
         #[init(0)]
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ mod app {
         x: u32,
         dummy: (), // dummy such that we have at least one late resource
     }
-
     #[init]
     fn init(_: init::Context) -> init::LateResources {
         init::LateResources {
diff --git a/examples/t-cfg.rs b/examples/t-cfg.rs
index 7caabe2c69..3deb107ca4 100644
--- a/examples/t-cfg.rs
+++ b/examples/t-cfg.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use panic_halt as _;
 
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965, monotonic = rtic::cyccnt::CYCCNT)]
 mod app {
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         #[cfg(never)]
         #[init(0)]
diff --git a/examples/t-late-not-send.rs b/examples/t-late-not-send.rs
index 587ee73c32..345d9aefa1 100644
--- a/examples/t-late-not-send.rs
+++ b/examples/t-late-not-send.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct NotSend {
 mod app {
     use super::NotSend;
 
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         x: NotSend,
         #[init(None)]
diff --git a/examples/t-resource.rs b/examples/t-resource.rs
index e18a1cd7ac..94b527faeb 100644
--- a/examples/t-resource.rs
+++ b/examples/t-resource.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use panic_halt as _;
 
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965)]
 mod app {
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         #[init(0)]
         o1: u32, // init
diff --git a/examples/types.rs b/examples/types.rs
index 8c612b21ff..cd7e8a2f13 100644
--- a/examples/types.rs
+++ b/examples/types.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use rtic::cyccnt;
 
 #[rtic::app(device = lm3s6965, peripherals = true, monotonic = rtic::cyccnt::CYCCNT)]
 mod app {
+    #[resources]
     struct Resources {
         #[init(0)]
         shared: u32,