diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8595b21..2feaecd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ writeStream.on('data', (line) => {
 
 readStream.pipe(transform).pipe(writeStream);
 
-readStream.write(new Buffer('foo\nba'));
-readStream.write(new Buffer('r\r\n\n\r'));
-readStream.end(new Buffer('\nbaz'));
+readStream.write(Buffer.from('foo\nba'));
+readStream.write(Buffer.from('r\r\n\n\r'));
+readStream.end(Buffer.from('\nbaz'));
 ```
 
 ### ES Module 
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ writeStream.on('data', (line) => {
 
 readStream.pipe(transform).pipe(writeStream);
 
-readStream.write(new Buffer('foo\nba'));
-readStream.write(new Buffer('r\r\n\n\r'));
-readStream.end(new Buffer('\nbaz'));
+readStream.write(Buffer.from('foo\nba'));
+readStream.write(Buffer.from('r\r\n\n\r'));
+readStream.end(Buffer.from('\nbaz'));
 ```
 
 ### Console output
diff --git a/example/example.js b/example/example.js
index 399aaa4..6e3078e 100644
--- a/example/example.js
+++ b/example/example.js
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ writeStream.on('data', (line) => {
 
 readStream.pipe(transform).pipe(writeStream);
 
-readStream.write(new Buffer('foo\nba'));
-readStream.write(new Buffer('r\r\n\n\r'));
-readStream.end(new Buffer('\nbaz'));
+readStream.write(Buffer.from('foo\nba'));
+readStream.write(Buffer.from('r\r\n\n\r'));
+readStream.end(Buffer.from('\nbaz'));