diff --git a/.changeset/clean-months-bake.md b/.changeset/clean-months-bake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5886dea66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clean-months-bake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-octopus-deploy': patch
+---
+
+Improved getting started documentation
diff --git a/plugins/octopus-deploy/README.md b/plugins/octopus-deploy/README.md
index 6039856998..e80bbf0fcd 100644
--- a/plugins/octopus-deploy/README.md
+++ b/plugins/octopus-deploy/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ To use it, you will need to generate an [API Key](https://octopus.com/docs/octop
 // app-config.yaml
 proxy:
   '/octopus-deploy':
-    target: '<your-octopus-server-url>'
+    target: 'https://<your-octopus-server-instance>/api'
     headers:
       X-Octopus-ApiKey: ${OCTOPUS_API_KEY}
 ```