diff --git a/.changelog/14067f87820c48f9bb15fc3cb4c1d24c.json b/.changelog/14067f87820c48f9bb15fc3cb4c1d24c.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d82a5083c13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/14067f87820c48f9bb15fc3cb4c1d24c.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "id": "14067f87-820c-48f9-bb15-fc3cb4c1d24c",
+    "type": "bugfix",
+    "description": "Fixed example usages of aws.CredentialsCache ([#1275](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/pull/1275))",
+    "modules": [
+        "credentials"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/credentials/ec2rolecreds/doc.go b/credentials/ec2rolecreds/doc.go
index 0bec6526b58..ae25c3a489c 100644
--- a/credentials/ec2rolecreds/doc.go
+++ b/credentials/ec2rolecreds/doc.go
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
 // it with the CredentialsCache before assigning the provider to the Amazon S3 API
 // client's Credentials option.
 //
-// 	provider := imds.New(imds.Options{})
+//  provider := imds.New(imds.Options{})
 //
-//     // Create the service client value configured for credentials.
-//     svc := s3.New(s3.Options{
-// 		Credentials: &aws.CredentialsCache{Provider: provider},
-// 	})
+//  // Create the service client value configured for credentials.
+//  svc := s3.New(s3.Options{
+//    Credentials: aws.NewCredentialsCache(provider),
+//  })
 //
 // If you need more control, you can set the configuration options on the
 // credentials provider using the imds.Options type to configure the EC2 IMDS
diff --git a/credentials/processcreds/doc.go b/credentials/processcreds/doc.go
index b028bea4246..d56dd8260d7 100644
--- a/credentials/processcreds/doc.go
+++ b/credentials/processcreds/doc.go
@@ -47,22 +47,22 @@
 // it with the CredentialsCache before assigning the provider to the Amazon S3 API
 // client's Credentials option.
 //
-//     // Create credentials using the Provider.
+//  // Create credentials using the Provider.
 // 	provider := processcreds.NewProvider("/path/to/command")
 //
-//     // Create the service client value configured for credentials.
-//     svc := s3.New(s3.Options{
-// 		Credentials: &aws.CredentialsCache{Provider: provider},
-// 	})
+//  // Create the service client value configured for credentials.
+//  svc := s3.New(s3.Options{
+//    Credentials: aws.NewCredentialsCache(provider),
+//  })
 //
 // If you need more control, you can set any configurable options in the
 // credentials using one or more option functions.
 //
-//     provider := processcreds.NewProvider("/path/to/command",
-//         func(o *processcreds.Options) {
-// 			// Override the provider's default timeout
-//             o.Timeout = 2 * time.Minute
-//         })
+//  provider := processcreds.NewProvider("/path/to/command",
+//      func(o *processcreds.Options) {
+//        // Override the provider's default timeout
+//        o.Timeout = 2 * time.Minute
+//      })
 //
 // You can also use your own `exec.Cmd` value by satisfying a value that satisfies
 // the `NewCommandBuilder` interface and use the `NewProviderCommand` constructor.
diff --git a/credentials/stscreds/assume_role_provider.go b/credentials/stscreds/assume_role_provider.go
index 1ea13c77764..89df533256e 100644
--- a/credentials/stscreds/assume_role_provider.go
+++ b/credentials/stscreds/assume_role_provider.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 // 	stsSvc := sts.NewFromConfig(cfg)
 // 	creds := stscreds.NewAssumeRoleProvider(stsSvc, "myRoleArn")
 //
-// 	cfg.Credentials = &aws.CredentialsCache{Provider: creds}
+// 	cfg.Credentials = aws.NewCredentialsCache(creds)
 //
 // 	// Create service client value configured for credentials
 // 	// from assumed role.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 // 		o.TokenCode = aws.String("00000000")
 // 	})
 //
-// 	cfg.Credentials = &aws.CredentialsCache{Provider: creds}
+// 	cfg.Credentials = aws.NewCredentialsCache(creds)
 //
 // 	// Create service client value configured for credentials
 // 	// from assumed role.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 // 		o.TokenProvider = stscreds.StdinTokenProvider
 // 	})
 //
-// 	cfg.Credentials = &aws.CredentialsCache{Provider: creds}
+// 	cfg.Credentials = aws.NewCredentialsCache(creds)
 //
 // 	// Create service client value configured for credentials
 // 	// from assumed role.