diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff1256c1ae8..d5fc0393e6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ This example shows how you can use the v2 SDK to make an API request using the S
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	// Send the request, and get the response or error back
-	resp, err := req.Send()
+	resp, err := req.Send(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("failed to describe table, "+err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index 8f49096e7a8..abb7034d462 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ SDK's Amazon DynamoDB client.
 	package main
 
 	import (
+		"context"
 		"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 		"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/endpoints"
 		"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/external"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ SDK's Amazon DynamoDB client.
 		})
 
 		// Send the request, and get the response or error back
-		resp, err := req.Send()
+		resp, err := req.Send(context.Background())
 		if err != nil {
 			panic("failed to describe table, "+err.Error())
 		}