diff --git a/examples/request-certificate/main.go b/examples/request-certificate/main.go
index b89beb2d8..f81e12391 100644
--- a/examples/request-certificate/main.go
+++ b/examples/request-certificate/main.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 // Some of this is just ripped from cosign
-func GetCert(signer *signature.RSAPKCS1v15SignerVerifier, fc fulciopb.CAClient, oidcIssuer string, oidcClientID string) (*fulciopb.SigningCertificate, error) {
+func GetCert(signer *signature.ECDSASignerVerifier, fc fulciopb.CAClient, oidcIssuer string, oidcClientID string) (*fulciopb.SigningCertificate, error) {
 
 	tok, err := oauthflow.OIDConnect(oidcIssuer, oidcClientID, "", "", oauthflow.DefaultIDTokenGetter)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func NewClient(fulcioURL string) (fulciopb.CAClient, error) {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	signer, _, err := signature.NewDefaultRSAPKCS1v15SignerVerifier()
+	signer, _, err := signature.NewDefaultECDSASignerVerifier()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}