diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateCard/TemplateCard.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateCard/TemplateCard.tsx
index 8457b2af0d..3495409dd6 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateCard/TemplateCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateCard/TemplateCard.tsx
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ const DeprecationWarning = () => {
 
   const Title = (
     <Typography style={{ padding: 10, maxWidth: 300 }}>
-      This template syntax is deprecated. Click for more info.
+      This template uses a syntax that has been deprecated, and should be
+      migrated to a newer syntax. Click for more info.
     </Typography>
   );
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ const DeprecationWarning = () => {
     <div className={styles.deprecationIcon}>
       <Tooltip title={Title}>
         <Link
-          href="https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-templates/migrating-from-v1alpha1-to-v1beta2"
+          href="https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-templates/migrating-from-v1beta2-to-v1beta3"
           className={styles.link}
         >
           <WarningIcon />
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateList/TemplateList.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateList/TemplateList.tsx
index 748aaf63f5..a7f0b49132 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateList/TemplateList.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateList/TemplateList.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export const TemplateList = ({
               <Card
                 key={stringifyEntityRef(template)}
                 template={template as TemplateEntityV1beta2}
+                deprecated={template.apiVersion === 'backstage.io/v1beta2'}
               />
             ))}
         </ItemCardGrid>