diff --git a/src/code-examples/go/embedded-kv-v1.5.0/main.go b/src/code-examples/go/embedded-kv-v1.5.0/main.go
index 47a98c831..ffd970d57 100644
--- a/src/code-examples/go/embedded-kv-v1.5.0/main.go
+++ b/src/code-examples/go/embedded-kv-v1.5.0/main.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer st.Close()
 
 	// create a transaction
-	tx, err := st.NewTx(context.Background(), &store.TxOptions{Mode: store.ReadWriteTx})
+	tx, err := st.NewTx(context.Background(), store.DefaultTxOptions().WithMode(store.ReadWriteTx))
 	handleErr(err)
 
 	// ensure tx is closed (it won't affect committed tx)