diff --git a/google/oauth2/credentials.py b/google/oauth2/credentials.py
index 4643fdbea..ae204b45a 100644
--- a/google/oauth2/credentials.py
+++ b/google/oauth2/credentials.py
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@
 class Credentials(credentials.ReadOnlyScoped, credentials.CredentialsWithQuotaProject):
     """Credentials using OAuth 2.0 access and refresh tokens.
 
-    The credentials are considered immutable. If you want to modify the
-    quota project, use :meth:`with_quota_project` or ::
+    The credentials are considered immutable except the tokens and the token
+    expiry, which are updated after refresh. If you want to modify the quota
+    project, use :meth:`with_quota_project` or ::
 
         credentials = credentials.with_quota_project('myproject-123')