diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b021fe1..0ac23dea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * Update README.md example programs
 * Fix websocket stream read documentation
 * Disable Boost.Coroutine deprecation warning
+* Update documentation examples
 
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diff --git a/doc/examples.qbk b/doc/examples.qbk
index 0afdd808..fd869536 100644
--- a/doc/examples.qbk
+++ b/doc/examples.qbk
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Use HTTP to request the root page from a website and print the response:
 ```
 #include <beast/http.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -33,18 +34,19 @@ int main()
         r.resolve(boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::query{host, "http"}));
 
     // Send HTTP request using beast
-    beast::http::request_v1<beast::http::empty_body> req;
+    beast::http::request<beast::http::empty_body> req;
     req.method = "GET";
     req.url = "/";
     req.version = 11;
-    req.headers.replace("Host", host + ":" + std::to_string(sock.remote_endpoint().port()));
-    req.headers.replace("User-Agent", "Beast");
+    req.fields.replace("Host", host + ":" +
+        boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(sock.remote_endpoint().port()));
+    req.fields.replace("User-Agent", "Beast");
     beast::http::prepare(req);
     beast::http::write(sock, req);
 
     // Receive and print HTTP response using beast
     beast::streambuf sb;
-    beast::http::response_v1<beast::http::streambuf_body> resp;
+    beast::http::response<beast::http::streambuf_body> resp;
     beast::http::read(sock, sb, resp);
     std::cout << resp;
 }
@@ -72,14 +74,14 @@ int main()
     // WebSocket connect and send message using beast
     beast::websocket::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket&> ws{sock};
     ws.handshake(host, "/");
-    ws.write(boost::asio::buffer("Hello, world!"));
+    ws.write(boost::asio::buffer(std::string("Hello, world!")));
 
     // Receive WebSocket message, print and close using beast
     beast::streambuf sb;
     beast::websocket::opcode op;
     ws.read(op, sb);
     ws.close(beast::websocket::close_code::normal);
-    std::cout << to_string(sb.data()) << "\n";
+    std::cout << beast::to_string(sb.data()) << "\n";
 }
 ```