diff --git a/templates/backdrop/files/.platform.app.yaml b/templates/backdrop/files/.platform.app.yaml
index 7b6b82e9d..cf0253b0c 100644
--- a/templates/backdrop/files/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/templates/backdrop/files/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 name: 'app'
 
 # The type key specifies the language and version for your application.
-type: 'php:7.4'
+type: 'php:8.1'
 
 # On PHP, there are multiple build flavors available. Pretty much everyone
 # except Drupal 7 and Backdrop users will want the composer flavor.
diff --git a/templates/drupal8-multisite/files/.platform.app.yaml b/templates/drupal8-multisite/files/.platform.app.yaml
index 65651beac..e48ea8fea 100644
--- a/templates/drupal8-multisite/files/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/templates/drupal8-multisite/files/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 name: 'drupal'
 
 # The runtime the application uses.
-type: 'php:7.4'
+type: 'php:8.1'
 
 dependencies:
     php:
diff --git a/templates/drupal8-opigno/files/.platform.app.yaml b/templates/drupal8-opigno/files/.platform.app.yaml
index bf31e2dfd..3a26413c7 100644
--- a/templates/drupal8-opigno/files/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/templates/drupal8-opigno/files/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 name: 'drupal'
 
 # The runtime the application uses.
-type: 'php:7.4'
+type: 'php:8.1'
 
 dependencies:
     php:
diff --git a/templates/drupal8/files/.platform.app.yaml b/templates/drupal8/files/.platform.app.yaml
index 8cb019653..b1ae5f4a2 100644
--- a/templates/drupal8/files/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/templates/drupal8/files/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 name: 'drupal'
 
 # The runtime the application uses.
-type: 'php:7.4'
+type: 'php:8.1'
 
 dependencies:
     php:
diff --git a/templates/gatsby-drupal/files/drupal/.platform.app.yaml b/templates/gatsby-drupal/files/drupal/.platform.app.yaml
index 98817ab1d..5d483dfe5 100644
--- a/templates/gatsby-drupal/files/drupal/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/templates/gatsby-drupal/files/drupal/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 name: 'drupal'
 
 # The runtime the application uses.
-type: 'php:7.4'
+type: 'php:8.1'
 
 dependencies:
     php:
diff --git a/templates/gatsby-wordpress/files/wordpress/.platform.app.yaml b/templates/gatsby-wordpress/files/wordpress/.platform.app.yaml
index 4d2d80ead..6db8113a2 100644
--- a/templates/gatsby-wordpress/files/wordpress/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/templates/gatsby-wordpress/files/wordpress/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 name: wordpress
 
 # The runtime the application uses.
-type: "php:7.4"
+type: 'php:8.1'
 
 # Configuration of the build of the application.
 build:
diff --git a/templates/nextcloud/files/.platform.app.yaml b/templates/nextcloud/files/.platform.app.yaml
index ac1ee1623..ea3555e1b 100644
--- a/templates/nextcloud/files/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/templates/nextcloud/files/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 name: app
 
 # The runtime the application uses.
-type: "php:7.4"
+type: 'php:8.1'
 
 runtime:
     extensions:
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@ crons:
     # Run NextClouds's cron tasks every 5 minutes.
     cron:
         spec: '*/5 * * * *'
-        commands: 'cd src ; php cron.php'
+        commands:
+            start: 'cd src ; php cron.php'
     preview:
         spec: '*/10 * * * *'
-        commands: './occ preview:pre-generate'
+        commands:
+            start: './occ preview:pre-generate'
 
diff --git a/templates/pimcore/files/.platform.app.yaml b/templates/pimcore/files/.platform.app.yaml
index c9b0606e4..035b790bc 100644
--- a/templates/pimcore/files/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/templates/pimcore/files/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 name: app
 
 # The runtime the application uses.
-type: php:7.4
+type: 'php:8.1'
 
 # The relationships of the application with services or other applications.
 #
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ hooks:
 crons:
     pimcore_cron:
         spec: "*/5 * * * *"
-        commands: "bin/console maintenance"
+        commands:
+            start: "bin/console maintenance"
 
 source:
   operations:
diff --git a/templates/typo3/files/.platform.app.yaml b/templates/typo3/files/.platform.app.yaml
index d806765c2..c68536d8f 100644
--- a/templates/typo3/files/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/templates/typo3/files/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 name: app
 
 # The runtime the application uses.
-type: php:7.4
+type: 'php:8.1'
 
 dependencies:
     php:
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ crons:
      # Run TYPO3's Scheduler tasks every 5 minutes.
     typo3:
         spec: "*/5 * * * *"
-        commands: "vendor/bin/typo3 scheduler:run"
+        commands:
+            start: "vendor/bin/typo3 scheduler:run"
 
 source:
   operations:
diff --git a/templates/wordpress-composer/files/.platform.app.yaml b/templates/wordpress-composer/files/.platform.app.yaml
index c6528dada..a77983ab4 100644
--- a/templates/wordpress-composer/files/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/templates/wordpress-composer/files/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 name: app
 
 # The runtime the application uses.
-type: "php:7.4"
+type: 'php:8.1'
 
 # Configuration of the build of the application.
 build: