diff --git a/.changeset/hip-experts-listen.md b/.changeset/hip-experts-listen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9abf791c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-experts-listen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Updated the `app-config.yaml` template to use `proxy.endpoints`.
diff --git a/.github/uffizzi/uffizzi.production.app-config.yaml b/.github/uffizzi/uffizzi.production.app-config.yaml
index 77b093e024..4f64e5ffcb 100644
--- a/.github/uffizzi/uffizzi.production.app-config.yaml
+++ b/.github/uffizzi/uffizzi.production.app-config.yaml
@@ -56,72 +56,73 @@ catalog:
         - allow: [Template]
 
 proxy:
-  '/circleci/api':
-    target: https://circleci.com/api/v1.1
-    headers:
-      Circle-Token: ${CIRCLECI_AUTH_TOKEN}
+  endpoints:
+    '/circleci/api':
+      target: https://circleci.com/api/v1.1
+      headers:
+        Circle-Token: ${CIRCLECI_AUTH_TOKEN}
 
-  '/jenkins/api':
-    target: http://localhost:8080
-    headers:
-      Authorization: ${JENKINS_BASIC_AUTH_HEADER}
+    '/jenkins/api':
+      target: http://localhost:8080
+      headers:
+        Authorization: ${JENKINS_BASIC_AUTH_HEADER}
 
-  '/travisci/api':
-    target: https://api.travis-ci.com
-    changeOrigin: true
-    headers:
-      Authorization: ${TRAVISCI_AUTH_TOKEN}
-      travis-api-version: '3'
+    '/travisci/api':
+      target: https://api.travis-ci.com
+      changeOrigin: true
+      headers:
+        Authorization: ${TRAVISCI_AUTH_TOKEN}
+        travis-api-version: '3'
 
-  '/newrelic/apm/api':
-    target: https://api.newrelic.com/v2
-    headers:
-      X-Api-Key: ${NEW_RELIC_REST_API_KEY}
+    '/newrelic/apm/api':
+      target: https://api.newrelic.com/v2
+      headers:
+        X-Api-Key: ${NEW_RELIC_REST_API_KEY}
 
-  '/newrelic/api':
-    target: https://api.newrelic.com
-    headers:
-      X-Api-Key: ${NEW_RELIC_USER_KEY}
+    '/newrelic/api':
+      target: https://api.newrelic.com
+      headers:
+        X-Api-Key: ${NEW_RELIC_USER_KEY}
 
-  '/pagerduty':
-    target: https://api.pagerduty.com
-    headers:
-      Authorization: Token token=${PAGERDUTY_TOKEN}
+    '/pagerduty':
+      target: https://api.pagerduty.com
+      headers:
+        Authorization: Token token=${PAGERDUTY_TOKEN}
 
-  '/buildkite/api':
-    target: https://api.buildkite.com/v2/
-    headers:
-      Authorization: ${BUILDKITE_TOKEN}
+    '/buildkite/api':
+      target: https://api.buildkite.com/v2/
+      headers:
+        Authorization: ${BUILDKITE_TOKEN}
 
-  '/sentry/api':
-    target: https://sentry.io/api/
-    allowedMethods: ['GET']
-    headers:
-      Authorization: ${SENTRY_TOKEN}
+    '/sentry/api':
+      target: https://sentry.io/api/
+      allowedMethods: ['GET']
+      headers:
+        Authorization: ${SENTRY_TOKEN}
 
-  '/ilert':
-    target: https://api.ilert.com
-    allowedMethods: ['GET', 'POST', 'PUT']
-    allowedHeaders: ['Authorization']
-    headers:
-      Authorization: ${ILERT_AUTH_HEADER}
+    '/ilert':
+      target: https://api.ilert.com
+      allowedMethods: ['GET', 'POST', 'PUT']
+      allowedHeaders: ['Authorization']
+      headers:
+        Authorization: ${ILERT_AUTH_HEADER}
 
-  '/airflow':
-    target: https://your.airflow.instance.com/api/v1
-    headers:
-      Authorization: ${AIRFLOW_BASIC_AUTH_HEADER}
+    '/airflow':
+      target: https://your.airflow.instance.com/api/v1
+      headers:
+        Authorization: ${AIRFLOW_BASIC_AUTH_HEADER}
 
-  '/gocd':
-    target: https://your.gocd.instance.com/go/api
-    allowedMethods: ['GET']
-    allowedHeaders: ['Authorization']
-    headers:
-      Authorization: Basic ${GOCD_AUTH_CREDENTIALS}
+    '/gocd':
+      target: https://your.gocd.instance.com/go/api
+      allowedMethods: ['GET']
+      allowedHeaders: ['Authorization']
+      headers:
+        Authorization: Basic ${GOCD_AUTH_CREDENTIALS}
 
-  '/dynatrace':
-    target: https://your.dynatrace.instance.com/api/v2
-    headers:
-      Authorization: 'Api-Token ${DYNATRACE_ACCESS_TOKEN}'
+    '/dynatrace':
+      target: https://your.dynatrace.instance.com/api/v2
+      headers:
+        Authorization: 'Api-Token ${DYNATRACE_ACCESS_TOKEN}'
 
 techdocs:
   builder: 'local' # Alternatives - 'external'
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 194549f079..08d2abff59 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ integrations:
 proxy:
   ### Example for how to add a proxy endpoint for the frontend.
   ### A typical reason to do this is to handle HTTPS and CORS for internal services.
-  # '/test':
-  #   target: 'https://example.com'
-  #   changeOrigin: true
+  # endpoints:
+  #   '/test':
+  #     target: 'https://example.com'
+  #     changeOrigin: true
 
 # Reference documentation http://backstage.io/docs/features/techdocs/configuration
 # Note: After experimenting with basic setup, use CI/CD to generate docs