diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 71b031f57..a97f402f4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ features = ["rt-threaded"]
 optional = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-femme = "1.3.0"
+femme = "2.1.1"
 rand = "0.7.3"
 tempdir = "0.3.7"
 futures = "0.3.4"
diff --git a/examples/logging.rs b/examples/logging.rs
index bd55aaa0c..0e4526b38 100644
--- a/examples/logging.rs
+++ b/examples/logging.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use async_std::task;
 
 fn main() {
-    femme::start(log::LevelFilter::Trace).unwrap();
+    femme::with_level(log::LevelFilter::Trace);
 
     task::block_on(async {
         let handle = task::spawn(async {