diff --git a/weaviate/auth.py b/weaviate/auth.py
index 8f709e283..784ef8b3f 100644
--- a/weaviate/auth.py
+++ b/weaviate/auth.py
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ def bearer_token(
 
 # required to ease v3 -> v4 transition
 AuthApiKey = _APIKey
-"""@deprecated; use wvc.Auth.api_key() instead."""
+"""@deprecated; use wvc.init.Auth.api_key() instead."""
 AuthBearerToken = _BearerToken
-"""@deprecated; use wvc.Auth.api_key() instead."""
+"""@deprecated; use wvc.init.Auth.api_key() instead."""
 AuthClientCredentials = _ClientCredentials
-"""@deprecated; use wvc.Auth.api_key() instead."""
+"""@deprecated; use wvc.init.Auth.api_key() instead."""
 AuthClientPassword = _ClientPassword
-"""@deprecated; use wvc.Auth.api_key() instead."""
+"""@deprecated; use wvc.init.Auth.api_key() instead."""