diff --git a/docs/src/reranking/cohere.md b/docs/src/reranking/cohere.md
index d0d64c0d..b4924947 100644
--- a/docs/src/reranking/cohere.md
+++ b/docs/src/reranking/cohere.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from lancedb.pydantic import LanceModel, Vector
 from lancedb.rerankers import CohereReranker
 
 embedder = get_registry().get("sentence-transformers").create()
-db = lancedb.LanceDB("~/.lancedb")
+db = lancedb.connect("~/.lancedb")
 
 class Schema(LanceModel):
     text: str = embedder.SourceField()
diff --git a/docs/src/reranking/colbert.md b/docs/src/reranking/colbert.md
index 2939f425..d9a26e4b 100644
--- a/docs/src/reranking/colbert.md
+++ b/docs/src/reranking/colbert.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from lancedb.pydantic import LanceModel, Vector
 from lancedb.rerankers import CrossEncoderReranker
 
 embedder = get_registry().get("sentence-transformers").create()
-db = lancedb.LanceDB("~/.lancedb")
+db = lancedb.connect("~/.lancedb")
 
 class Schema(LanceModel):
     text: str = embedder.SourceField()
diff --git a/docs/src/reranking/cross_encoder.md b/docs/src/reranking/cross_encoder.md
index 00ce3021..b9692166 100644
--- a/docs/src/reranking/cross_encoder.md
+++ b/docs/src/reranking/cross_encoder.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from lancedb.pydantic import LanceModel, Vector
 from lancedb.rerankers import CrossEncoderReranker
 
 embedder = get_registry().get("sentence-transformers").create()
-db = lancedb.LanceDB("~/.lancedb")
+db = lancedb.connect("~/.lancedb")
 
 class Schema(LanceModel):
     text: str = embedder.SourceField()
diff --git a/docs/src/reranking/index.md b/docs/src/reranking/index.md
index 79bd599a..5d4ee7f2 100644
--- a/docs/src/reranking/index.md
+++ b/docs/src/reranking/index.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from lancedb.pydantic import LanceModel, Vector
 from lancedb.rerankers import CohereReranker
 
 embedder = get_registry().get("sentence-transformers").create()
-db = lancedb.LanceDB("~/.lancedb")
+db = lancedb.connect("~/.lancedb")
 
 class Schema(LanceModel):
     text: str = embedder.SourceField()
diff --git a/docs/src/reranking/linear_combination.md b/docs/src/reranking/linear_combination.md
index 86279bc0..9829cd71 100644
--- a/docs/src/reranking/linear_combination.md
+++ b/docs/src/reranking/linear_combination.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from lancedb.pydantic import LanceModel, Vector
 from lancedb.rerankers import LinearCombinationReranker
 
 embedder = get_registry().get("sentence-transformers").create()
-db = lancedb.LanceDB("~/.lancedb")
+db = lancedb.connect("~/.lancedb")
 
 class Schema(LanceModel):
     text: str = embedder.SourceField()
diff --git a/docs/src/reranking/openai.md b/docs/src/reranking/openai.md
index 5c98cd66..c9535f57 100644
--- a/docs/src/reranking/openai.md
+++ b/docs/src/reranking/openai.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from lancedb.pydantic import LanceModel, Vector
 from lancedb.rerankers import OpenaiReranker
 
 embedder = get_registry().get("sentence-transformers").create()
-db = lancedb.LanceDB("~/.lancedb")
+db = lancedb.connect("~/.lancedb")
 
 class Schema(LanceModel):
     text: str = embedder.SourceField()