diff --git a/examples/maturin-starter/src/lib.rs b/examples/maturin-starter/src/lib.rs
index 8b0748f8311..faa147b2a10 100644
--- a/examples/maturin-starter/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/maturin-starter/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl ExampleClass {
 
 /// An example module implemented in Rust using PyO3.
 #[pymodule]
-fn maturin_starter(py: Python<'_>, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
+fn maturin_starter(py: Python<'_>, m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_class::<ExampleClass>()?;
     m.add_wrapped(wrap_pymodule!(submodule::submodule))?;
 
diff --git a/examples/setuptools-rust-starter/src/lib.rs b/examples/setuptools-rust-starter/src/lib.rs
index 2bcd411c238..d31284be7a3 100644
--- a/examples/setuptools-rust-starter/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/setuptools-rust-starter/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl ExampleClass {
 
 /// An example module implemented in Rust using PyO3.
 #[pymodule]
-fn _setuptools_rust_starter(py: Python<'_>, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
+fn _setuptools_rust_starter(py: Python<'_>, m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_class::<ExampleClass>()?;
     m.add_wrapped(wrap_pymodule!(submodule::submodule))?;