diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/core/lib/stack-synthesizers/default-synthesizer.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/core/lib/stack-synthesizers/default-synthesizer.ts
index cac58e7461528..e666cec182ade 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/core/lib/stack-synthesizers/default-synthesizer.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/core/lib/stack-synthesizers/default-synthesizer.ts
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ function addBootstrapVersionRule(stack: Stack, requiredVersion: number, qualifie
   const param = new CfnParameter(stack, 'BootstrapVersion', {
     type: 'AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>',
     description: 'Version of the CDK Bootstrap resources in this environment, automatically retrieved from SSM Parameter Store.',
-    default: `/aws-cdk-bootstrap/${qualifier}/version`,
+    default: `/cdk-bootstrap/${qualifier}/version`,
   });
 
   // There is no >= check in CloudFormation, so we have to check the number
@@ -499,4 +499,4 @@ function range(startIncl: number, endExcl: number) {
     ret.push(i);
   }
   return ret;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/stack-synthesis/test.new-style-synthesis.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/stack-synthesis/test.new-style-synthesis.ts
index 79c852d494247..7d88ce7c0be49 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/stack-synthesis/test.new-style-synthesis.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/stack-synthesis/test.new-style-synthesis.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export = {
     // THEN -- the S3 url is advertised on the stack artifact
     const stackArtifact = asm.getStackArtifact('Stack');
 
-    const templateHash = '19e1e8612660f79362e091714ab7b3583961936d762c75be8b8083c3af40850a';
+    const templateHash = '040a6374d4c48c0db867f1d4f95c69b12d28e69c3b8a9903a1db1ec651dcf480';
 
     test.equals(stackArtifact.stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl, `s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-\${AWS::AccountId}-\${AWS::Region}/${templateHash}`);
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export = {
     // THEN
     const template = app.synth().getStackByName('Stack').template;
     test.deepEqual(template?.Parameters?.BootstrapVersion?.Type, 'AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>');
-    test.deepEqual(template?.Parameters?.BootstrapVersion?.Default, '/aws-cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version');
+    test.deepEqual(template?.Parameters?.BootstrapVersion?.Default, '/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version');
 
     const assertions = template?.Rules?.CheckBootstrapVersion?.Assertions ?? [];
     test.deepEqual(assertions.length, 1);
@@ -220,4 +220,4 @@ function readAssetManifest(asm: cxapi.CloudAssembly): cxschema.AssetManifest {
   if (!manifestArtifact) { throw new Error('no asset manifest in assembly'); }
 
   return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(manifestArtifact.file, { encoding: 'utf-8' }));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/integ.pipeline-with-assets.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/integ.pipeline-with-assets.expected.json
index 0f87f89024dbb..bf0e04a7f96b9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/integ.pipeline-with-assets.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/integ.pipeline-with-assets.expected.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "Parameters": {
     "BootstrapVersion": {
       "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
-      "Default": "/aws-cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
+      "Default": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
       "Description": "Version of the CDK Bootstrap resources in this environment, automatically retrieved from SSM Parameter Store."
     }
   },
@@ -1694,4 +1694,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/integ.pipeline.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/integ.pipeline.expected.json
index 336c2494b3f00..d608c7a22b842 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/integ.pipeline.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/integ.pipeline.expected.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "Parameters": {
     "BootstrapVersion": {
       "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
-      "Default": "/aws-cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
+      "Default": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
       "Description": "Version of the CDK Bootstrap resources in this environment, automatically retrieved from SSM Parameter Store."
     }
   },
@@ -1390,4 +1390,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/bootstrap/bootstrap-template.yaml b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/bootstrap/bootstrap-template.yaml
index eb90045569e8b..91a2a606341f4 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/bootstrap/bootstrap-template.yaml
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/bootstrap/bootstrap-template.yaml
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ Resources:
     Properties:
       Type: String
       Name:
-        Fn::Sub: '/aws-cdk-bootstrap/${Qualifier}/version'
+        Fn::Sub: '/cdk-bootstrap/${Qualifier}/version'
       Value: 4
 Outputs:
   BucketName:
@@ -401,4 +401,4 @@ Outputs:
     Description: The version of the bootstrap resources that are currently mastered
       in this stack
     Value:
-      Fn::GetAtt: [CdkBootstrapVersion, Value]
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+      Fn::GetAtt: [CdkBootstrapVersion, Value]