diff --git a/airflow/config_templates/config.yml b/airflow/config_templates/config.yml
index 5033c342e503d9..57509015d15693 100644
--- a/airflow/config_templates/config.yml
+++ b/airflow/config_templates/config.yml
@@ -511,16 +511,17 @@
     - name: backend
       description: |
         Full class name of secrets backend to enable (will precede env vars and metastore in search path)
-      version_added: ~
+      version_added: 1.10.10
       type: string
-      example: ~
+      example: "airflow.providers.amazon.aws.secrets.systems_manager.SystemsManagerParameterStoreBackend"
       default: ""
     - name: backend_kwargs
       description: |
         The backend_kwargs param is loaded into a dictionary and passed to __init__ of secrets backend class.
         See documentation for the secrets backend you are using. JSON is expected.
-        Example for AWS SSM: {{"prefix": "/airflow", "profile_name": "my_aws_profile"}}
-      version_added: ~
+        Example for AWS Systems Manager ParameterStore:
+        ``{{"connections_prefix": "/airflow/connections", "profile_name": "default"}}``
+      version_added: 1.10.10
       type: string
       example: ~
       default: ""
diff --git a/airflow/config_templates/default_airflow.cfg b/airflow/config_templates/default_airflow.cfg
index dfd779056fffe8..581cd1e927b499 100644
--- a/airflow/config_templates/default_airflow.cfg
+++ b/airflow/config_templates/default_airflow.cfg
@@ -275,11 +275,13 @@ task_log_reader = task
 
 [secrets]
 # Full class name of secrets backend to enable (will precede env vars and metastore in search path)
+# Example: backend = airflow.providers.amazon.aws.secrets.systems_manager.SystemsManagerParameterStoreBackend
 backend =
 
 # The backend_kwargs param is loaded into a dictionary and passed to __init__ of secrets backend class.
 # See documentation for the secrets backend you are using. JSON is expected.
-# Example for AWS SSM: {{"prefix": "/airflow", "profile_name": "my_aws_profile"}}
+# Example for AWS Systems Manager ParameterStore:
+# ``{{"connections_prefix": "/airflow/connections", "profile_name": "default"}}``
 backend_kwargs =
 
 [cli]