diff --git a/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-annotations.md b/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-annotations.md
index 18de63d704..d6e81e639f 100644
--- a/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-annotations.md
+++ b/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-annotations.md
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ The value of this annotation is a location reference string (see above). If this
 annotation is specified, it is expected to point to a repository that the
 TechDocs system can read and generate docs from.
 
-### backstage.io/jenkins-github-folder
+### jenkins.io/github-folder
 
 ```yaml
 # Example:
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    backstage.io/jenkins-github-folder: folder-name/job-name
+    jenkins.io/github-folder: folder-name/job-name
 ```
 
 The value of this annotation is the path to a job on Jenkins, that builds this
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntityPageOverview/EntityPageOverview.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntityPageOverview/EntityPageOverview.tsx
index c43e83edaa..7f19728780 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntityPageOverview/EntityPageOverview.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntityPageOverview/EntityPageOverview.tsx
@@ -36,16 +36,12 @@ export const EntityPageOverview: FC<{ entity: Entity }> = ({ entity }) => {
         <Grid item sm={4}>
           <AboutCard entity={entity} />
         </Grid>
-        {entity.metadata?.annotations?.[
-          'backstage.io/jenkins-github-folder'
-        ] && (
+        {entity.metadata?.annotations?.['jenkins.io/github-folder'] && (
           <Grid item sm={4}>
             <JenkinsLastBuildWidget entity={entity} branch="master" />
           </Grid>
         )}
-        {entity.metadata?.annotations?.[
-          'backstage.io/jenkins-github-folder'
-        ] && (
+        {entity.metadata?.annotations?.['jenkins.io/github-folder'] && (
           <Grid item sm={8}>
             <JenkinsBuildsWidget entity={entity} />
           </Grid>
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins/README.md b/plugins/jenkins/README.md
index a911704dc4..3e721c5e7a 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins/README.md
+++ b/plugins/jenkins/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ metadata:
   name: 'your-component'
   description: 'a description'
   annotations:
-    backstage.io/jenkins-github-folder: 'folder-name/job-name'
+    jenkins.io/github-folder: 'folder-name/job-name'
 spec:
   type: service
   lifecycle: experimental
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins/src/components/JenkinsPluginWidget/JenkinsBuildsWidget.tsx b/plugins/jenkins/src/components/JenkinsPluginWidget/JenkinsBuildsWidget.tsx
index 469869af69..12eaf5653b 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins/src/components/JenkinsPluginWidget/JenkinsBuildsWidget.tsx
+++ b/plugins/jenkins/src/components/JenkinsPluginWidget/JenkinsBuildsWidget.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 export const JenkinsBuildsWidget = ({ entity }: { entity: Entity }) => {
   const [owner, repo] = (
-    entity?.metadata.annotations?.['backstage.io/jenkins-github-folder'] ?? '/'
+    entity?.metadata.annotations?.['jenkins.io/github-folder'] ?? '/'
   ).split('/');
 
   return <Builds owner={owner} repo={repo} />;
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins/src/components/JenkinsPluginWidget/JenkinsLastBuildWidget.tsx b/plugins/jenkins/src/components/JenkinsPluginWidget/JenkinsLastBuildWidget.tsx
index 9bd16bf9e6..6731808d8e 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins/src/components/JenkinsPluginWidget/JenkinsLastBuildWidget.tsx
+++ b/plugins/jenkins/src/components/JenkinsPluginWidget/JenkinsLastBuildWidget.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const JenkinsLastBuildWidget = ({
   branch: string;
 }) => {
   const [owner, repo] = (
-    entity?.metadata.annotations?.['backstage.io/jenkins-github-folder'] ?? '/'
+    entity?.metadata.annotations?.['jenkins.io/github-folder'] ?? '/'
   ).split('/');
   const [{ loading, value }] = useBuilds(owner, repo, branch);