diff --git a/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-field-extensions.md b/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-field-extensions.md
index fab2e1e2cb..d5d4afbff2 100644
--- a/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-field-extensions.md
+++ b/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-field-extensions.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Once it's been passed to the `ScaffolderPage` you should now be able to use the
 Something like this:
 
 ```yaml
-apiVersion: backstage.io/v1beta2
+apiVersion: scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3
 kind: Template
 metadata:
   name: Test template
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/README.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/README.md
index 77ae93c5f3..5c337fda0a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/README.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ return await createRouter({
 After that you can use the action in your template:
 
 ```yaml
-apiVersion: backstage.io/v1beta2
+apiVersion: scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3
 kind: Template
 metadata:
   name: cookiecutter-demo
@@ -109,30 +109,31 @@ spec:
       input:
         url: ./template
         values:
-          name: '{{ parameters.name }}'
-          owner: '{{ parameters.owner }}'
-          system: '{{ parameters.system }}'
-          destination: '{{ parseRepoUrl parameters.repoUrl }}'
+          name: ${{ parameters.name }}
+          owner: ${{ parameters.owner }}
+          system: ${{ parameters.system }}
+          destination: ${{ parameters.repoUrl | parseRepoUrl }}
 
     - id: publish
-      if: '{{ not parameters.dryRun }}'
+      if: ${{ parameters.dryRun !== true }}
       name: Publish
       action: publish:github
       input:
-        allowedHosts: ['github.com']
-        description: 'This is {{ parameters.name }}'
-        repoUrl: '{{ parameters.repoUrl }}'
+        allowedHosts:
+          - github.com
+        description: This is {{ parameters.name }}
+        repoUrl: ${{ parameters.repoUrl }}
 
     - id: register
-      if: '{{ not parameters.dryRun }}'
+      if: ${{ parameters.dryRun !== true }}
       name: Register
       action: catalog:register
       input:
-        repoContentsUrl: '{{ steps.publish.output.repoContentsUrl }}'
+        repoContentsUrl: ${{ steps.publish.output.repoContentsUrl }}
         catalogInfoPath: '/catalog-info.yaml'
 
     - name: Results
-      if: '{{ parameters.dryRun }}'
+      if: ${{ parameters.dryRun }}
       action: debug:log
       input:
         listWorkspace: true
@@ -140,10 +141,10 @@ spec:
   output:
     links:
       - title: Repository
-        url: '{{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}'
+        url: ${{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}
       - title: Open in catalog
-        icon: 'catalog'
-        entityRef: '{{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}'
+        icon: catalog
+        entityRef: ${{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}
 ```
 
 You can also visit the `/create/actions` route in your Backstage application to find out more about the parameters this action accepts when it's installed to configure how you like.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-rails/README.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-rails/README.md
index 4ac52be941..1afaea2a1b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-rails/README.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-rails/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ return await createRouter({
 After that you can use the action in your template:
 
 ```yaml
-apiVersion: backstage.io/v1beta2
+apiVersion: scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3
 kind: Template
 metadata:
   name: rails-demo
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ spec:
       input:
         url: ./template
         values:
-          name: '{{ parameters.name }}'
-          owner: '{{ parameters.owner }}'
-          system: '{{ parameters.system }}'
-          railsArguments: '{{ json parameters.railsArguments }}'
+          name: ${{ parameters.name }}
+          owner: ${{ parameters.owner }}
+          system: ${{ parameters.system }}
+          railsArguments: ${{ parameters.railsArguments }}
 
     - name: Write Catalog information
       action: catalog:write
@@ -183,33 +183,34 @@ spec:
           apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1'
           kind: Component
           metadata:
-            name: '{{ parameters.name }}'
+            name: ${{ parameters.name }}
             annotations:
-              github.com/project-slug: '{{ projectSlug parameters.repoUrl }}'
+              github.com/project-slug: ${{ parameters.repoUrl | projectSlug }}
           spec:
             type: service
             lifecycle: production
-            owner: '{{ parameters.owner }}'
+            owner: ${{ parameters.owner }}
 
     - id: publish
-      if: '{{ not parameters.dryRun }}'
+      if: ${{ parameters.dryRun !== true }}
       name: Publish
       action: publish:github
       input:
-        allowedHosts: ['github.com']
-        description: 'This is {{ parameters.name }}'
-        repoUrl: '{{ parameters.repoUrl }}'
+        allowedHosts:
+          - github.com
+        description: This is {{ parameters.name }}
+        repoUrl: ${{ parameters.repoUrl }}
 
     - id: register
-      if: '{{ not parameters.dryRun }}'
+      if: ${{ parameters.dryRun !== true }}
       name: Register
       action: catalog:register
       input:
-        repoContentsUrl: '{{ steps.publish.output.repoContentsUrl }}'
+        repoContentsUrl: ${{ steps.publish.output.repoContentsUrl }}
         catalogInfoPath: '/catalog-info.yaml'
 
     - name: Results
-      if: '{{ parameters.dryRun }}'
+      if: ${{ parameters.dryRun }}
       action: debug:log
       input:
         listWorkspace: true
@@ -217,10 +218,10 @@ spec:
   output:
     links:
       - title: Repository
-        url: '{{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}'
+        url: ${{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}
       - title: Open in catalog
-        icon: 'catalog'
-        entityRef: '{{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}'
+        icon: catalog
+        entityRef: ${{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}
 ```
 
 ### What you need to run that action
@@ -240,8 +241,8 @@ steps:
       url: ./template
       imageName: repository/rails:tag
       values:
-        name: '{{ parameters.name }}'
-        owner: '{{ parameters.owner }}'
-        system: '{{ parameters.system }}'
-        railsArguments: '{{ json parameters.railsArguments }}'
+        name: ${{ parameters.name }}
+        owner: ${{ parameters.owner }}
+        system: ${{ parameters.system }}
+        railsArguments: ${{ parameters.railsArguments }}
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-yeoman/README.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-yeoman/README.md
index bacbb87648..4cc57eac4a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-yeoman/README.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-yeoman/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ return await createRouter({
 After that you can use the action in your template:
 
 ```yaml
-apiVersion: backstage.io/v1beta2
+apiVersion: scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3
 kind: Template
 metadata:
   name: yeoman-demo
@@ -107,29 +107,30 @@ spec:
       name: Yeoman
       action: run:yeoman
       input:
-        namespace: 'org:codeowners'
+        namespace: org:codeowners
         options:
-          codeowners: '@{{ parameters.owner }}'
+          codeowners: '@${{ parameters.owner }}'
 
     - id: publish
-      if: '{{ not parameters.dryRun }}'
+      if: ${{ parameters.dryRun !== true }}
       name: Publish
       action: publish:github
       input:
-        allowedHosts: ['github.com']
-        description: 'This is {{ parameters.name }}'
-        repoUrl: '{{ parameters.repoUrl }}'
+        allowedHosts:
+          - github.com
+        description: This is ${{ parameters.name }}
+        repoUrl: ${{ parameters.repoUrl }}
 
     - id: register
-      if: '{{ not parameters.dryRun }}'
+      if: ${{ parameters.dryRun !== true }}
       name: Register
       action: catalog:register
       input:
-        repoContentsUrl: '{{ steps.publish.output.repoContentsUrl }}'
+        repoContentsUrl: ${{ steps.publish.output.repoContentsUrl }}
         catalogInfoPath: '/catalog-info.yaml'
 
     - name: Results
-      if: '{{ parameters.dryRun }}'
+      if: ${{ parameters.dryRun }}
       action: debug:log
       input:
         listWorkspace: true
@@ -137,10 +138,10 @@ spec:
   output:
     links:
       - title: Repository
-        url: '{{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}'
+        url: ${{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}
       - title: Open in catalog
-        icon: 'catalog'
-        entityRef: '{{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}'
+        icon: catalog
+        entityRef: ${{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}
 ```
 
 You can also visit the `/create/actions` route in your Backstage application to find out more about the parameters this action accepts when it's installed to configure how you like.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/bitbucket-demo/template.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/bitbucket-demo/template.yaml
index 87f4d449f5..b3b51d88eb 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/bitbucket-demo/template.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/bitbucket-demo/template.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-apiVersion: backstage.io/v1beta2
+apiVersion: scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3
 kind: Template
 metadata:
   name: bitbucket-demo
   title: Test Bitbucket RepoUrlPicker template
-  description: scaffolder v1beta2 template demo publishing to bitbucket
+  description: scaffolder v1beta3 template demo publishing to bitbucket
 spec:
   owner: backstage/techdocs-core
   type: service
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ spec:
       input:
         url: ./template
         values:
-          name: '{{ parameters.name }}'
-          owner: '{{ parameters.owner }}'
+          name: ${{ parameters.name }}
+          owner: ${{ parameters.owner }}
 
     - id: fetch-docs
       name: Fetch Docs
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ spec:
       name: Publish
       action: publish:bitbucket
       input:
-        description: 'This is {{ parameters.name }}'
-        repoUrl: '{{ parameters.repoUrl }}'
+        description: This is ${{ parameters.name }}
+        repoUrl: ${{ parameters.repoUrl }}
 
     - id: register
       name: Register
       action: catalog:register
       input:
-        repoContentsUrl: '{{ steps.publish.output.repoContentsUrl }}'
+        repoContentsUrl: ${{ steps.publish.output.repoContentsUrl }}
         catalogInfoPath: '/catalog-info.yaml'
 
   output:
-    remoteUrl: '{{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}'
-    entityRef: '{{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}'
+    remoteUrl: ${{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}
+    entityRef: ${{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml
index c5b2f1efea..a812c9ce52 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/remote-templates.yaml
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ spec:
     - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/main/scaffolder-templates/pull-request/template.yaml
     - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/main/scaffolder-templates/react-ssr-template/template.yaml
     - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/main/scaffolder-templates/springboot-grpc-template/template.yaml
-    - https://github.com/backstage/software-templates/blob/main/scaffolder-templates/v1beta2-demo/template.yaml