diff --git a/lib/plugins/create/templates/google-nodejs/serverless.yml b/lib/plugins/create/templates/google-nodejs/serverless.yml
index 00219b0fd..5b970222a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/create/templates/google-nodejs/serverless.yml
+++ b/lib/plugins/create/templates/google-nodejs/serverless.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ provider:
   name: google
   runtime: nodejs
   project: my-project
+  # The GCF credentials can be a little tricky to set up. Luckily we've documented this for you here:
+  # https://serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/google/guide/credentials/
+  #
   # the path to the credentials file needs to be absolute
   credentials: ~/.gcloud/keyfile.json