diff --git a/examples/add-and-commit.js b/examples/add-and-commit.js
index 184ae5a15..4f4959dd7 100644
--- a/examples/add-and-commit.js
+++ b/examples/add-and-commit.js
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ nodegit.Repository.open(path.resolve(__dirname, "../.git"))
   return repo.getCommit(head);
 })
 .then(function(parent) {
-  var author = nodegit.Signature.create("Scott Chacon",
-    "schacon@gmail.com", 123456789, 60);
-  var committer = nodegit.Signature.create("Scott A Chacon",
-    "scott@github.com", 987654321, 90);
+  var author = nodegit.Signature.now("Scott Chacon",
+    "schacon@gmail.com");
+  var committer = nodegit.Signature.now("Scott A Chacon",
+    "scott@github.com");
 
   return repo.createCommit("HEAD", author, committer, "message", oid, [parent]);
 })
diff --git a/examples/create-new-repo.js b/examples/create-new-repo.js
index 725942b09..1c7e3e9f5 100644
--- a/examples/create-new-repo.js
+++ b/examples/create-new-repo.js
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ fse.ensureDir(path.resolve(__dirname, repoDir))
   return index.writeTree();
 })
 .then(function(oid) {
-  var author = nodegit.Signature.create("Scott Chacon",
-    "schacon@gmail.com", 123456789, 60);
-  var committer = nodegit.Signature.create("Scott A Chacon",
-    "scott@github.com", 987654321, 90);
+  var author = nodegit.Signature.now("Scott Chacon",
+    "schacon@gmail.com");
+  var committer = nodegit.Signature.now("Scott A Chacon",
+    "scott@github.com");
 
   // Since we're creating an inital commit, it has no parents. Note that unlike
   // normal we don't get the head either, because there isn't one yet.
diff --git a/examples/general.js b/examples/general.js
index ce432cb50..b6ae7efc9 100644
--- a/examples/general.js
+++ b/examples/general.js
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ nodegit.Repository.open(path.resolve(__dirname, "../.git"))
 
     // nodegit provides a couple of methods to create commit objects easily as
     // well.
-    var author = nodegit.Signature.create("Scott Chacon",
-      "schacon@gmail.com", 123456789, 60);
-    var committer = nodegit.Signature.create("Scott A Chacon",
-      "scott@github.com", 987654321, 90);
+    var author = nodegit.Signature.now("Scott Chacon",
+      "schacon@gmail.com");
+    var committer = nodegit.Signature.now("Scott A Chacon",
+      "scott@github.com");
 
     // Commit objects need a tree to point to and optionally one or more
     // parents. Here we're creating oid objects to create the commit with,
diff --git a/examples/merge-cleanly.js b/examples/merge-cleanly.js
index 5cc409c42..e277477bf 100644
--- a/examples/merge-cleanly.js
+++ b/examples/merge-cleanly.js
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ var theirCommit;
 var ourBranch;
 var theirBranch;
 
-var ourSignature = nodegit.Signature.create("Ron Paul",
-  "RonPaul@TollRoadsRBest.info", 123456789, 60);
-var theirSignature = nodegit.Signature.create("Greg Abbott",
-  "Gregggg@IllTollYourFace.us", 123456789, 60);
+var ourSignature = nodegit.Signature.now("Ron Paul",
+  "RonPaul@TollRoadsRBest.info");
+var theirSignature = nodegit.Signature.now("Greg Abbott",
+  "Gregggg@IllTollYourFace.us");
 
 // Create a new repository in a clean directory, and add our first file
 fse.remove(path.resolve(__dirname, repoDir))
diff --git a/examples/merge-with-conflicts.js b/examples/merge-with-conflicts.js
index 1201bac38..77e78340e 100644
--- a/examples/merge-with-conflicts.js
+++ b/examples/merge-with-conflicts.js
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ var ourFileContent = "Big Bobs are best, IMHO.\n";
 var theirFileContent = "Nobody expects the small Bobquisition!\n";
 var finalFileContent = "Big Bobs are beautiful and the small are unexpected!\n";
 
-var baseSignature = nodegit.Signature.create("Peaceful Bob",
-  "justchill@bob.net", 123456789, 60);
-var ourSignature = nodegit.Signature.create("Big Bob",
-  "impressive@bob.net", 123456789, 60);
-var theirSignature = nodegit.Signature.create("Small Bob",
-  "underestimated@bob.net", 123456789, 60);
+var baseSignature = nodegit.Signature.now("Peaceful Bob",
+  "justchill@bob.net");
+var ourSignature = nodegit.Signature.now("Big Bob",
+  "impressive@bob.net");
+var theirSignature = nodegit.Signature.now("Small Bob",
+  "underestimated@bob.net");
 
 var ourBranchName = "ours";
 var theirBranchName = "theirs";
diff --git a/examples/push.js b/examples/push.js
index 990a6ae42..5c19b7034 100644
--- a/examples/push.js
+++ b/examples/push.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ var repoDir = "../../newRepo";
 var repository;
 var remote;
 
-var signature = nodegit.Signature.create("Foo bar",
-  "foo@bar.com", 123456789, 60);
+var signature = nodegit.Signature.now("Foo bar",
+  "foo@bar.com");
 
 // Create a new repository in a clean directory, and add our first file
 fse.remove(path.resolve(__dirname, repoDir))
diff --git a/examples/remove-and-commit.js b/examples/remove-and-commit.js
index 10751f061..4ba8c777a 100644
--- a/examples/remove-and-commit.js
+++ b/examples/remove-and-commit.js
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ nodegit.Repository.open(path.resolve(__dirname, "../.git"))
     return _repository.getCommit(head);
   })
   .then(function(parent) {
-    var author = nodegit.Signature.create("Scott Chacon",
-      "schacon@gmail.com", 123456789, 60);
-    var committer = nodegit.Signature.create("Scott A Chacon",
-      "scott@github.com", 987654321, 90);
+    var author = nodegit.Signature.now("Scott Chacon",
+      "schacon@gmail.com");
+    var committer = nodegit.Signature.now("Scott A Chacon",
+      "scott@github.com");
 
     return _repository.createCommit("HEAD", author, committer,
       "message", _oid, [parent]);