diff --git a/src/tooling/docs-builder/Middleware/CatchExceptionMiddleware.cs b/src/tooling/docs-builder/Middleware/CatchExceptionMiddleware.cs
index c5a93e9991..327471738f 100644
--- a/src/tooling/docs-builder/Middleware/CatchExceptionMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/tooling/docs-builder/Middleware/CatchExceptionMiddleware.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public async ValueTask InvokeAsync(CommandContext context, CommandMiddlewareDele
 			if (ex is OperationCanceledException && context.CancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested && _cancelKeyPressed)
 			{
 				logger.LogInformation("Cancellation requested, exiting.");
+				context.ExitCode = 1;
 				return;
 			}
 			_ = collector.StartAsync(context.CancellationToken);