diff --git a/examples/inheritance/README.md b/examples/inheritance/README.md
index b125cc38c..8baccaf2d 100644
--- a/examples/inheritance/README.md
+++ b/examples/inheritance/README.md
@@ -7,13 +7,59 @@ This example shows the use of InSpec [profile](../../docs/profiles.rst) inherita
 InSpec ships with built-in features to verify a profile structure.
 
 ```bash
-$ inspec check examples/inheritance --profiles-path examples
+$ inspec check examples/inheritance
 ```
 
 ## Execute a profile
 
-To run a profile on a local machine use `inspec exec /path/to/profile`.
+To run a profile on a local machine use `inspec exec /path/to/profile`. All dependencies are automatically resolved.
 
 ```bash
-$ inspec exec examples/inheritance --profiles-path examples
+$ inspec exec examples/inheritance
+```
+
+## Set attributes for dependent profiles
+
+Without setting attributes, an `inspec exec` would return the following:
+
+```
+$ inspec git:(master) ✗ b inspec exec examples/inheritance
+
+Profile: InSpec example inheritance (inheritance)
+Version: 1.0.0
+Target:  local://
+
+
+  ○  gordon-1.0: Verify the version number of Gordon (1 skipped)
+     ○  Can't find file "/tmp/gordon/config.yaml"
+     ✔  File  content should match nil
+  ✔  ssh-1: Allow only SSH Protocol 2
+     ✔  File /bin/sh should be owned by "root"
+
+  File /tmp
+     ✔  should be directory
+  alice should
+     ✖  eq "bob"
+
+     expected: "bob"
+          got: "alice"
+
+     (compared using ==)
+
+  should eq
+     ✖  "secret"
+
+     expected: "secret"
+          got: nil
+
+     (compared using ==)
+
+
+Test Summary: 3 successful, 2 failures, 1 skipped
+```
+
+To pass in attributes, just call:
+
+```
+$ inspec exec examples/inheritance --attrs examples/profile-attribute.yml
 ```
diff --git a/examples/inheritance/controls/example.rb b/examples/inheritance/controls/example.rb
index 9a1372f37..7aa9d5359 100644
--- a/examples/inheritance/controls/example.rb
+++ b/examples/inheritance/controls/example.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # copyright: 2016, Chef Software, Inc.
 # license: All rights reserved
 
+# manipulate controls of `profile`
 include_controls 'profile' do
   skip_control 'tmp-1.0'
 
@@ -9,3 +10,6 @@ include_controls 'profile' do
     impact 0.0
   end
 end
+
+# load all controls of `profile-attribute`
+include_controls 'profile-attribute'
diff --git a/examples/inheritance/inspec.yml b/examples/inheritance/inspec.yml
index 636e6fe0e..e195d494b 100644
--- a/examples/inheritance/inspec.yml
+++ b/examples/inheritance/inspec.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ supports:
 depends:
   - name: profile
     path: ../profile
+  - name: profile-attribute
+    path: ../profile-attribute