diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1078631926..a13f9d5247 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # [Backstage](https://backstage.io)
 
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
-[![CNCF Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/cncf%20status-sandbox-blue.svg)](https://www.cncf.io/projects)
+[![CNCF Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/cncf%20status-incubation-blue.svg)](https://www.cncf.io/projects)
 [![Main CI Build](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/workflows/Main%20Master%20Build/badge.svg)](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Main+Master+Build%22)
 [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/687207715902193673)](https://discord.gg/EBHEGzX)
 ![Code style](https://img.shields.io/badge/code_style-prettier-ff69b4.svg)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Out of the box, Backstage includes:
 - [Backstage TechDocs](https://backstage.io/docs/features/techdocs/techdocs-overview) for making it easy to create, maintain, find, and use technical documentation, using a "docs like code" approach
 - Plus, a growing ecosystem of [open source plugins](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/plugins) that further expand Backstage’s customizability and functionality
 
-Backstage was created by Spotify but is now hosted by the [Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)](https://www.cncf.io) as a Sandbox level project. Read the announcement [here](https://backstage.io/blog/2020/09/23/backstage-cncf-sandbox).
+Backstage was created by Spotify but is now hosted by the [Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)](https://www.cncf.io) as an Incubation level project. Read the announcement [here](https://backstage.io/blog/2022/03/16/backstage-turns-two#out-of-the-sandbox-and-into-incubation).
 
 ## Project roadmap
 
diff --git a/docs/overview/background.md b/docs/overview/background.md
index 00fb5107ea..b74a2e0272 100644
--- a/docs/overview/background.md
+++ b/docs/overview/background.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ maintain, and find the documentation for all that software in Backstage.
 One place for everything. Accessible to everyone.
 
 Backstage was originally built by Spotify and then donated to the CNCF.
-Backstage is currently in the Sandbox phase. Read the announcement
-[here](https://backstage.io/blog/2020/09/23/backstage-cncf-sandbox).
+Backstage is currently in the Incubation phase. Read the announcement
+[here](https://backstage.io/blog/2022/03/16/backstage-turns-two#out-of-the-sandbox-and-into-incubation).
 
 <img src="https://backstage.io/img/cncf-white.svg" width="400" />
diff --git a/microsite/core/Footer.js b/microsite/core/Footer.js
index 1ea591b1d5..a7e5a1076c 100644
--- a/microsite/core/Footer.js
+++ b/microsite/core/Footer.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Footer extends React.Component {
             <a href="https://mailchi.mp/spotify/backstage-community">
               Subscribe to our newsletter
             </a>
-            <a href="https://www.cncf.io/sandbox-projects/">CNCF Sandbox</a>
+            <a href="https://www.cncf.io/sandbox-projects/">CNCF Incubation</a>
           </div>
           <div>
             <h5>More</h5>
diff --git a/microsite/pages/en/index.js b/microsite/pages/en/index.js
index 90dbb88a5f..ba84d7d774 100644
--- a/microsite/pages/en/index.js
+++ b/microsite/pages/en/index.js
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class Index extends React.Component {
               <a href="https://www.cncf.io">
                 Cloud Native Computing Foundation
               </a>{' '}
-              sandbox project
+              incubation project
               <div className="cncf-logo" />
             </Block.SmallTitle>
           </Block.Container>