diff --git a/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/build.gradle b/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/build.gradle
index 0ddec053b..69d30f0fb 100644
--- a/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
   maven {url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone"}
   maven {url "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot"}
+  maven {url "https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local"}
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -12,8 +13,10 @@ dependencies {
           implementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:3.2.5') {
             exclude group: 'org.springframework.boot', module: 'spring-boot-starter-tomcat'
           },
-          'com.amazonaws.serverless:aws-serverless-java-container-springboot3:[2.0-SNAPSHOT,)',
+          'com.amazonaws.serverless:aws-serverless-java-container-springboot3:2.1.0-SNAPSHOT',
   )
+
+  implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-freemarker:3.2.5")
 }
 
 task buildZip(type: Zip) {
diff --git a/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/serverless/sample/springboot3/controller/IndexController.java b/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/serverless/sample/springboot3/controller/IndexController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f833ebd51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/serverless/sample/springboot3/controller/IndexController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.amazonaws.serverless.sample.springboot3.controller;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+
+@Controller
+public class IndexController {
+
+    public IndexController() {
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping("/index")
+    public String something2() {
+        return "index";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/src/main/resources/application.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b4d02dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+logging:
+  level:
+    root: debug
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/src/main/resources/templates/index.ftlh b/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/src/main/resources/templates/index.ftlh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..795094095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/src/main/resources/templates/index.ftlh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<h1> hello from freemarker </h1>
+
+<#list 1..10 as x>
+    ${x}
+</#list>
diff --git a/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/template.yml b/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/template.yml
index c883f0850..ea06277ed 100644
--- a/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/template.yml
+++ b/samples/springboot3/alt-pet-store/template.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Resources:
 Outputs:
   SpringPetStoreApi:
     Description: URL for application
-    Value: !Sub 'https://${ServerlessHttpApi}.execute-api.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/pets'
+    Value: !Sub 'https://${ServerlessHttpApi}.execute-api.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/index'
     Export:
       Name: SpringPetStoreApi
       
diff --git a/samples/springboot3/pet-store/build.gradle b/samples/springboot3/pet-store/build.gradle
index 0ddec053b..de80385f2 100644
--- a/samples/springboot3/pet-store/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/springboot3/pet-store/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ dependencies {
           },
           'com.amazonaws.serverless:aws-serverless-java-container-springboot3:[2.0-SNAPSHOT,)',
   )
+
+  implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-freemarker:3.2.5")
 }
 
 task buildZip(type: Zip) {
diff --git a/samples/springboot3/pet-store/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/serverless/sample/springboot3/controller/IndexController.java b/samples/springboot3/pet-store/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/serverless/sample/springboot3/controller/IndexController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f833ebd51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/springboot3/pet-store/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/serverless/sample/springboot3/controller/IndexController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.amazonaws.serverless.sample.springboot3.controller;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+
+@Controller
+public class IndexController {
+
+    public IndexController() {
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping("/index")
+    public String something2() {
+        return "index";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/springboot3/pet-store/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/samples/springboot3/pet-store/src/main/resources/application.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b4d02dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/springboot3/pet-store/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+logging:
+  level:
+    root: debug
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/springboot3/pet-store/src/main/resources/templates/index.ftlh b/samples/springboot3/pet-store/src/main/resources/templates/index.ftlh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..795094095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/springboot3/pet-store/src/main/resources/templates/index.ftlh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<h1> hello from freemarker </h1>
+
+<#list 1..10 as x>
+    ${x}
+</#list>
diff --git a/samples/springboot3/pet-store/template.yml b/samples/springboot3/pet-store/template.yml
index a8474349b..aa59c9bd5 100644
--- a/samples/springboot3/pet-store/template.yml
+++ b/samples/springboot3/pet-store/template.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ Resources:
 Outputs:
   SpringBootPetStoreApi:
     Description: URL for application
-    Value: !Sub 'https://${ServerlessHttpApi}.execute-api.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/pets'
+    Value: !Sub 'https://${ServerlessHttpApi}.execute-api.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/index'
     Export:
       Name: SpringBootPetStoreApi