diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
index 3325af4e0..5bbe47d9d 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ manifest {
 {% if nf_schema -%}
 // Nextflow plugins
 plugins {
-    id 'nf-schema@2.1.1' // Validation of pipeline parameters and creation of an input channel from a sample sheet
+    id 'nf-schema@2.3.0' // Validation of pipeline parameters and creation of an input channel from a sample sheet
 }
 
 validation {