diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
index 81e4c3a739..404de57f01 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ catalog:
 
     # Backstage example templates
     - type: url
-      target: https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/master/scaffolder-templates/react-ssr-template/template.yaml
+      target: https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/3bdd183f052f5971379a4bbfe658829de366decb/scaffolder-templates/react-ssr-template/template.yaml
       rules:
         - allow: [Template]
     - type: url
-      target: https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/master/scaffolder-templates/springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml
+      target: https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/3bdd183f052f5971379a4bbfe658829de366decb/scaffolder-templates/springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml
       rules:
         - allow: [Template]
     - type: url
@@ -112,6 +112,6 @@ catalog:
       rules:
         - allow: [Template]
     - type: url
-      target: https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/master/scaffolder-templates/docs-template/template.yaml
+      target: https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/3bdd183f052f5971379a4bbfe658829de366decb/scaffolder-templates/docs-template/template.yaml
       rules:
         - allow: [Template]
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml
index 518a982d69..82a5df134b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ spec:
   type: url
   targets:
     - https://github.com/spotify/cookiecutter-golang/blob/master/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/master/scaffolder-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/master/scaffolder-templates/docs-template/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/master/scaffolder-templates/pull-request/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/master/scaffolder-templates/react-ssr-template/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/master/scaffolder-templates/springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/master/scaffolder-templates/v1beta2-demo/template.yaml
+    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/3bdd183f052f5971379a4bbfe658829de366decb/scaffolder-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml
+    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/3bdd183f052f5971379a4bbfe658829de366decb/scaffolder-templates/docs-template/template.yaml
+    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/3bdd183f052f5971379a4bbfe658829de366decb/scaffolder-templates/pull-request/template.yaml
+    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/3bdd183f052f5971379a4bbfe658829de366decb/scaffolder-templates/react-ssr-template/template.yaml
+    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/3bdd183f052f5971379a4bbfe658829de366decb/scaffolder-templates/springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml
+    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/3bdd183f052f5971379a4bbfe658829de366decb/scaffolder-templates/v1beta2-demo/template.yaml