diff --git a/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_cr.yaml b/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_cr.yaml
index 1a3214d67..a6f916585 100644
--- a/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_cr.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
       default: "x86_64"
     - name: platform-api-version
       description: The referenced version is the minimum version that all relevant buildpack implementations support.
-      default: "0.7"
+      default: "0.12"
   buildSteps:
     - name: build-and-push
       image: heroku/builder:22
diff --git a/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_namespaced_cr.yaml b/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_namespaced_cr.yaml
index 024361ad0..22b180033 100644
--- a/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_namespaced_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_namespaced_cr.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
       default: "x86_64"
     - name: platform-api-version
       description: The referenced version is the minimum version that all relevant buildpack implementations support.
-      default: "0.7"
+      default: "0.12"
   buildSteps:
     - name: build-and-push
       image: heroku/builder:22
diff --git a/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_cr.yaml b/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_cr.yaml
index f4c11a65f..ca67cc1bf 100644
--- a/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_cr.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
   parameters:
     - name: platform-api-version
       description: The referenced version is the minimum version that all relevant buildpack implementations support.
-      default: "0.7"
+      default: "0.12"
   buildSteps:
     - name: build-and-push
       image: docker.io/paketobuildpacks/builder-jammy-full:latest
diff --git a/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_namespaced_cr.yaml b/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_namespaced_cr.yaml
index 32dcadc67..91081f8cc 100644
--- a/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_namespaced_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_namespaced_cr.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
   parameters:
     - name: platform-api-version
       description: The referenced version is the minimum version that all relevant buildpack implementations support.
-      default: "0.7"
+      default: "0.12"
   buildSteps:
     - name: build-and-push
       image: docker.io/paketobuildpacks/builder-jammy-full:latest
diff --git a/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_cr.yaml b/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_cr.yaml
index 492bf4ca7..c0c39cb50 100644
--- a/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_cr.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
       default: "x86_64"
     - name: platform-api-version
       description: The referenced version is the minimum version that all relevant buildpack implementations support.
-      default: "0.7"
+      default: "0.12"
   steps:
     - name: build-and-push
       image: heroku/builder:22
diff --git a/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_namespaced_cr.yaml b/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_namespaced_cr.yaml
index a7357f99a..249c071fa 100644
--- a/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_namespaced_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_namespaced_cr.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
       default: "x86_64"
     - name: platform-api-version
       description: The referenced version is the minimum version that all relevant buildpack implementations support.
-      default: "0.7"
+      default: "0.12"
   steps:
     - name: build-and-push
       image: heroku/builder:22
diff --git a/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_cr.yaml b/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_cr.yaml
index 678a07017..d6d9fd664 100644
--- a/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_cr.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
   parameters:
     - name: platform-api-version
       description: The referenced version is the minimum version that all relevant buildpack implementations support.
-      default: "0.7"
+      default: "0.12"
   steps:
     - name: build-and-push
       image: docker.io/paketobuildpacks/builder-jammy-full:latest
diff --git a/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_namespaced_cr.yaml b/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_namespaced_cr.yaml
index 034a17bf9..2374f8a13 100644
--- a/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_namespaced_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_namespaced_cr.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
   parameters:
     - name: platform-api-version
       description: The referenced version is the minimum version that all relevant buildpack implementations support.
-      default: "0.7"
+      default: "0.12"
   steps:
     - name: build-and-push
       image: docker.io/paketobuildpacks/builder-jammy-full:latest