diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
index d4d1c6440a..440f74d6f6 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   UrlReader,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { stringifyEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { InputError, NotFoundError } from '@backstage/errors';
@@ -193,9 +194,18 @@ export async function createRouter(
       let taskSpec: TaskSpec;
 
       if (isSupportedTemplate(template)) {
+        if (template.apiVersion === 'backstage.io/v1beta2') {
+          logger.warn(
+            `Scaffolding ${stringifyEntityRef(
+              template,
+            )} with deprecated apiVersion ${
+              template.apiVersion
+            }. Please migrate the template to backstage.io/v1beta3. https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-templates/migrating-from-v1beta2-to-v1beta3`,
+          );
+        }
+
         for (const parameters of [template.spec.parameters ?? []].flat()) {
           const result = validate(values, parameters);
-
           if (!result.valid) {
             res.status(400).json({ errors: result.errors });
             return;