diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1589d73..881adeb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ wifitest.adafruit.com.
     import board
     import busio
     import digitalio
-    import adafruit_requests as requests
+    import adafruit_connection_manager
+    import adafruit_requests
     from adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k import WIZNET5K
-    import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as socket
+    import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as pool
 
     print("Wiznet5k WebClient Test")
 
@@ -79,8 +80,9 @@ wifitest.adafruit.com.
     # Initialize ethernet interface with DHCP
     eth = WIZNET5K(spi_bus, cs)
 
-    # Initialize a requests object with a socket and ethernet interface
-    requests.set_socket(socket, eth)
+    # Initialize a requests session
+    ssl_context = adafruit_connection_manager.create_fake_ssl_context(pool, eth)
+    requests = adafruit_requests.Session(pool, ssl_context)
 
     print("Chip Version:", eth.chip)
     print("MAC Address:", [hex(i) for i in eth.mac_address])
diff --git a/examples/wiznet5k_aio_post.py b/examples/wiznet5k_aio_post.py
index 076efcd..0ed0ccf 100644
--- a/examples/wiznet5k_aio_post.py
+++ b/examples/wiznet5k_aio_post.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 import board
 import busio
 from digitalio import DigitalInOut
-import adafruit_requests as requests
+import adafruit_connection_manager
+import adafruit_requests
 from adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k import WIZNET5K
-import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as socket
+import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as pool
 
 # Get Adafruit.io details from a secrets.py file
 try:
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@
 
 # Initialize ethernet interface with DHCP
 eth = WIZNET5K(spi_bus, cs)
-requests.set_socket(socket, eth)
+# Initialize a requests session
+ssl_context = adafruit_connection_manager.create_fake_ssl_context(pool, eth)
+requests = adafruit_requests.Session(pool, ssl_context)
 
 counter = 0
 
diff --git a/examples/wiznet5k_cheerlights.py b/examples/wiznet5k_cheerlights.py
index 507fda1..f2b5921 100755
--- a/examples/wiznet5k_cheerlights.py
+++ b/examples/wiznet5k_cheerlights.py
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 import busio
 from digitalio import DigitalInOut
 
-import adafruit_requests as requests
+import adafruit_connection_manager
+import adafruit_requests
 
 import neopixel
 import adafruit_fancyled.adafruit_fancyled as fancy
 from adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k import WIZNET5K
-import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as socket
+import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as pool
 
 cs = DigitalInOut(board.D10)
 spi_bus = busio.SPI(board.SCK, MOSI=board.MOSI, MISO=board.MISO)
@@ -19,8 +20,9 @@
 # Initialize ethernet interface with DHCP
 eth = WIZNET5K(spi_bus, cs)
 
-# Initialize a requests object with a socket and ethernet interface
-requests.set_socket(socket, eth)
+# Initialize a requests session
+ssl_context = adafruit_connection_manager.create_fake_ssl_context(pool, eth)
+requests = adafruit_requests.Session(pool, ssl_context)
 
 DATA_SOURCE = "http://api.thingspeak.com/channels/1417/feeds.json?results=1"
 DATA_LOCATION = ["feeds", 0, "field2"]
diff --git a/examples/wiznet5k_simpletest.py b/examples/wiznet5k_simpletest.py
index d16b414..38fdc15 100644
--- a/examples/wiznet5k_simpletest.py
+++ b/examples/wiznet5k_simpletest.py
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 import board
 import busio
 import digitalio
-import adafruit_requests as requests
+import adafruit_connection_manager
+import adafruit_requests
 from adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k import WIZNET5K
-import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as socket
+import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as pool
 
 print("Wiznet5k WebClient Test")
 
@@ -22,8 +23,9 @@
 # Initialize ethernet interface with DHCP
 eth = WIZNET5K(spi_bus, cs)
 
-# Initialize a requests object with a socket and ethernet interface
-requests.set_socket(socket, eth)
+# Initialize a requests session
+ssl_context = adafruit_connection_manager.create_fake_ssl_context(pool, eth)
+requests = adafruit_requests.Session(pool, ssl_context)
 
 print("Chip Version:", eth.chip)
 print("MAC Address:", [hex(i) for i in eth.mac_address])
diff --git a/examples/wiznet5k_simpletest_manual_network.py b/examples/wiznet5k_simpletest_manual_network.py
index b7c2650..658f7f8 100644
--- a/examples/wiznet5k_simpletest_manual_network.py
+++ b/examples/wiznet5k_simpletest_manual_network.py
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 import board
 import busio
 import digitalio
-import adafruit_requests as requests
+import adafruit_connection_manager
+import adafruit_requests
 from adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k import WIZNET5K
-import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as socket
+import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as pool
 
 TEXT_URL = "http://wifitest.adafruit.com/testwifi/index.html"
 
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@
 # Set network configuration
 eth.ifconfig = (IP_ADDRESS, SUBNET_MASK, GATEWAY_ADDRESS, DNS_SERVER)
 
-# Initialize a requests object with a socket and ethernet interface
-requests.set_socket(socket, eth)
+# Initialize a requests session
+ssl_context = adafruit_connection_manager.create_fake_ssl_context(pool, eth)
+requests = adafruit_requests.Session(pool, ssl_context)
 
 print("Chip Version:", eth.chip)
 print("MAC Address:", [hex(i) for i in eth.mac_address])
diff --git a/examples/wiznet5k_wsgiserver.py b/examples/wiznet5k_wsgiserver.py
index 3d1c604..1cab2dd 100644
--- a/examples/wiznet5k_wsgiserver.py
+++ b/examples/wiznet5k_wsgiserver.py
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
 import digitalio
 import neopixel
 
-import adafruit_requests as requests
+import adafruit_connection_manager
+import adafruit_requests
 from adafruit_wsgi.wsgi_app import WSGIApp
 from adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k import WIZNET5K
-import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as socket
+import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_socket as pool
 import adafruit_wiznet5k.adafruit_wiznet5k_wsgiserver as server
 
 
@@ -76,8 +77,9 @@ def get_static_file(filename):
 # Initialize Ethernet interface with DHCP
 eth = WIZNET5K(spi_bus, cs, mac=mac)
 
-# Initialize a requests object with a socket and ethernet interface
-requests.set_socket(socket, eth)
+# Initialize a requests session
+ssl_context = adafruit_connection_manager.create_fake_ssl_context(pool, eth)
+requests = adafruit_requests.Session(pool, ssl_context)
 
 
 # Here we create our application, registering the