diff --git a/clientconn.go b/clientconn.go
index b67a59bc..d6f1042a 100644
--- a/clientconn.go
+++ b/clientconn.go
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ type dialOptions struct {
 // credentials.
 type DialOption func(*dialOptions)
 
-// WithClientTLS returns a DialOption which configures a TLS credentials
-// for connection.
-func WithClientTLS(creds credentials.TransportAuthenticator) DialOption {
+// WithTransportCredentials returns a DialOption which configures a
+// connection level security credentials (e.g., TLS/SSL).
+func WithTransportCredentials(creds credentials.TransportAuthenticator) DialOption {
 	return func(o *dialOptions) {
 		o.authOptions = append(o.authOptions, creds)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/route_guide/client/client.go b/examples/route_guide/client/client.go
index abd93f7b..af846ecd 100644
--- a/examples/route_guide/client/client.go
+++ b/examples/route_guide/client/client.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func main() {
 		} else {
 			creds = credentials.NewClientTLSFromCert(nil, sn)
 		}
-		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithClientTLS(creds))
+		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(creds))
 	}
 	conn, err := grpc.Dial(*serverAddr, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/grpc-auth-support.md b/grpc-auth-support.md
index 4bca3754..e4c36778 100644
--- a/grpc-auth-support.md
+++ b/grpc-auth-support.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ As outlined <a href="https://github.com/grpc/grpc-common/blob/master/grpc-auth-s
 # Enabling TLS on a gRPC client
 
 ```Go
-conn, err := grpc.Dial(serverAddr, grpc.WithClientTLS(credentials.NewClientTLSFromCert(nil, ""))
+conn, err := grpc.Dial(serverAddr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(credentials.NewClientTLSFromCert(nil, ""))
 ```
 
 # Enableing TLS on a gRPC server
diff --git a/interop/client/client.go b/interop/client/client.go
index 465255c1..b0ad2db6 100644
--- a/interop/client/client.go
+++ b/interop/client/client.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func main() {
 		} else {
 			creds = credentials.NewClientTLSFromCert(nil, sn)
 		}
-		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithClientTLS(creds))
+		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(creds))
 		if *testCase == "compute_engine_creds" {
 			opts = append(opts, grpc.WithPerRPCCredentials(credentials.NewComputeEngine()))
 		} else if *testCase == "service_account_creds" {
diff --git a/test/end2end_test.go b/test/end2end_test.go
index eb4c1886..5453b37f 100644
--- a/test/end2end_test.go
+++ b/test/end2end_test.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func setUp(useTLS bool, maxStream uint32) (s *grpc.Server, tc testpb.TestService
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Failed to create credentials %v", err)
 		}
-		conn, err = grpc.Dial(addr, grpc.WithClientTLS(creds))
+		conn, err = grpc.Dial(addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(creds))
 	} else {
 		conn, err = grpc.Dial(addr)
 	}