diff --git a/example/namedtracer/go.mod b/example/namedtracer/go.mod
index 8e99b8fbab8..a79725930b7 100644
--- a/example/namedtracer/go.mod
+++ b/example/namedtracer/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.0.0-RC1
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace v1.0.0-RC1
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.0.0-RC1
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.0.0-RC1
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.0.1
 )
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/otel/bridge/opencensus => ../../bridge/opencensus