diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a0cd6a..46ffea0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 - [Example](#example)
 - [Contribution](#contribution)
 
+## Updated to compile with WebSockets v2.3.2 (as of Dec 2020)
+
 ## Install <a name = "install"></a>
 
 ### 💡 This library uses lstdc++
diff --git a/SocketIoClient.cpp b/SocketIoClient.cpp
index 65c38d0..ce3716a 100644
--- a/SocketIoClient.cpp
+++ b/SocketIoClient.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void SocketIoClient::webSocketEvent(WStype_t type, uint8_t * payload, size_t len
 	}
 }
 
-void SocketIoClient::beginSSL(const char* host, const int port, const char* url, const char* fingerprint) {
+void SocketIoClient::beginSSL(const char* host, const int port, const char* url, const uint8_t* fingerprint) {
 	_webSocket.beginSSL(host, port, url, fingerprint);
     initialize();
 }
diff --git a/SocketIoClient.h b/SocketIoClient.h
index 7f6e3dc..a698e9f 100644
--- a/SocketIoClient.h
+++ b/SocketIoClient.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class SocketIoClient {
 	void webSocketEvent(WStype_t type, uint8_t * payload, size_t length);
     void initialize();
 public:
-    void beginSSL(const char* host, const int port = DEFAULT_PORT, const char* url = DEFAULT_URL, const char* fingerprint = DEFAULT_FINGERPRINT);
+    void beginSSL(const char* host, const int port = DEFAULT_PORT, const char* url = DEFAULT_URL, const uint8_t* fingerprint = (const uint8_t*)DEFAULT_FINGERPRINT);
 	void begin(const char* host, const int port = DEFAULT_PORT, const char* url = DEFAULT_URL);
 	void loop();
 	void on(const char* event, std::function<void (const char * payload, size_t length)>);