diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.hf.py.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.hf.py.tpl
index 039ea8619532..43fce9e481c6 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.hf.py.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.hf.py.tpl
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ from flwr.server import ServerApp, ServerAppComponents, ServerConfig
 
 
 def server_fn(context: Context):
+    # Read from config
+    num_rounds = int(context.run_config["num-server-rounds"])
+
     # Define strategy
     strategy = FedAvg(
         fraction_fit=1.0,
         fraction_evaluate=1.0,
     )
-    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=3)
+    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=num_rounds)
 
     return ServerAppComponents(strategy=strategy, config=config)
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.jax.py.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.jax.py.tpl
index 122b884ab8bb..4eb7149de999 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.jax.py.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.jax.py.tpl
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ from flwr.server import ServerApp, ServerAppComponents, ServerConfig
 
 
 def server_fn(context: Context):
+    # Read from config
+    num_rounds = int(context.run_config["num-server-rounds"])
+
     # Define strategy
     strategy = FedAvg()
-    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=3)
+    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=num_rounds)
 
     return ServerAppComponents(strategy=strategy, config=config)
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.mlx.py.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.mlx.py.tpl
index 403c68ac3405..72aed878553d 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.mlx.py.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.mlx.py.tpl
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ from flwr.server.strategy import FedAvg
 
 
 def server_fn(context: Context):
+    # Read from config
+    num_rounds = int(context.run_config["num-server-rounds"])
+
     # Define strategy
     strategy = FedAvg()
-    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=3)
+    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=num_rounds)
 
     return ServerAppComponents(strategy=strategy, config=config)
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.numpy.py.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.numpy.py.tpl
index 1ed2d36339db..d324b4f24fed 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.numpy.py.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.numpy.py.tpl
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ from flwr.server.strategy import FedAvg
 
 
 def server_fn(context: Context):
+    # Read from config
+    num_rounds = int(context.run_config["num-server-rounds"])
+
     # Define strategy
     strategy = FedAvg()
-    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=3)
+    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=num_rounds)
 
     return ServerAppComponents(strategy=strategy, config=config)
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.pytorch.py.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.pytorch.py.tpl
index 3638b9eba7b0..7ac9508f8a25 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.pytorch.py.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.pytorch.py.tpl
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ ndarrays = get_weights(Net())
 parameters = ndarrays_to_parameters(ndarrays)
 
 def server_fn(context: Context):
+    # Read from config
+    num_rounds = int(context.run_config["num-server-rounds"])
+
     # Define strategy
     strategy = FedAvg(
         fraction_fit=1.0,
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ def server_fn(context: Context):
         min_available_clients=2,
         initial_parameters=parameters,
     )
-    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=3)
+    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=num_rounds)
 
     return ServerAppComponents(strategy=strategy, config=config)
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.sklearn.py.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.sklearn.py.tpl
index 2e463e8da09e..d8837798d5a6 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.sklearn.py.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.sklearn.py.tpl
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ from flwr.server.strategy import FedAvg
 
 
 def server_fn(context: Context):
+    # Read from config
+    num_rounds = int(context.run_config["num-server-rounds"])
+
     # Define strategy
     strategy = FedAvg(
         fraction_fit=1.0,
         fraction_evaluate=1.0,
         min_available_clients=2,
     )
-    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=3)
+    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=num_rounds)
 
     return ServerAppComponents(strategy=strategy, config=config)
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.tensorflow.py.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.tensorflow.py.tpl
index eee727ba9025..abd2a977b503 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.tensorflow.py.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/code/server.tensorflow.py.tpl
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=3)
 parameters = ndarrays_to_parameters(load_model().get_weights())
 
 def server_fn(context: Context):
+    # Read from config
+    num_rounds = int(context.run_config["num-server-rounds"])
+
     # Define strategy
     strategy = strategy = FedAvg(
         fraction_fit=1.0,
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ def server_fn(context: Context):
         min_available_clients=2,
         initial_parameters=parameters,
     )
-    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=3)
+    config = ServerConfig(num_rounds=num_rounds)
 
     return ServerAppComponents(strategy=strategy, config=config)
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.flowertune.toml.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.flowertune.toml.tpl
index 507b5d50b843..ca0b25f172fb 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.flowertune.toml.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.flowertune.toml.tpl
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ publisher = "$username"
 serverapp = "$import_name.app:server"
 clientapp = "$import_name.app:client"
 
+[tool.flwr.app.config]
+num-server-rounds = "3"
+
 [tool.flwr.federations]
 default = "localhost"
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.hf.toml.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.hf.toml.tpl
index 7a63e1ab5368..b39facbec5a0 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.hf.toml.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.hf.toml.tpl
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ publisher = "$username"
 serverapp = "$import_name.server:app"
 clientapp = "$import_name.client:app"
 
+[tool.flwr.app.config]
+num-server-rounds = "3"
+
 [tool.flwr.federations]
 default = "localhost"
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.jax.toml.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.jax.toml.tpl
index 297784a4d2d8..405decf38f16 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.jax.toml.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.jax.toml.tpl
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ publisher = "$username"
 serverapp = "$import_name.server:app"
 clientapp = "$import_name.client:app"
 
+[tool.flwr.app.config]
+num-server-rounds = "3"
+
 [tool.flwr.federations]
 default = "localhost"
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.mlx.toml.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.mlx.toml.tpl
index fb55f6628cea..a2b743800595 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.mlx.toml.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.mlx.toml.tpl
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ publisher = "$username"
 serverapp = "$import_name.server:app"
 clientapp = "$import_name.client:app"
 
+[tool.flwr.app.config]
+num-server-rounds = "3"
+
 [tool.flwr.federations]
 default = "localhost"
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.numpy.toml.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.numpy.toml.tpl
index ae88472647dc..ad074b90d24a 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.numpy.toml.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.numpy.toml.tpl
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ publisher = "$username"
 serverapp = "$import_name.server:app"
 clientapp = "$import_name.client:app"
 
+[tool.flwr.app.config]
+num-server-rounds = "3"
+
 [tool.flwr.federations]
 default = "localhost"
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.pytorch.toml.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.pytorch.toml.tpl
index 2dd49a25fd90..ecd1497500ab 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.pytorch.toml.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.pytorch.toml.tpl
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ publisher = "$username"
 serverapp = "$import_name.server:app"
 clientapp = "$import_name.client:app"
 
+[tool.flwr.app.config]
+num-server-rounds = "3"
+
 [tool.flwr.federations]
 default = "localhost"
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.sklearn.toml.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.sklearn.toml.tpl
index 8458fa64ea2d..4bc407c34262 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.sklearn.toml.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.sklearn.toml.tpl
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ publisher = "$username"
 serverapp = "$import_name.server:app"
 clientapp = "$import_name.client:app"
 
+[tool.flwr.app.config]
+num-server-rounds = "3"
+
 [tool.flwr.federations]
 default = "localhost"
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.tensorflow.toml.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.tensorflow.toml.tpl
index 2bf0e7d5642c..9dab874e50ff 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.tensorflow.toml.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.tensorflow.toml.tpl
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ publisher = "$username"
 serverapp = "$import_name.server:app"
 clientapp = "$import_name.client:app"
 
+[tool.flwr.app.config]
+num-server-rounds = "3"
+
 [tool.flwr.federations]
 default = "localhost"