diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/modules.json b/nf_core/pipeline-template/modules.json
index 1e893d5c5..49486fb7f 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/modules.json
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/modules.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                 "nf-core": {
                     "initialise": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "7b55a4631bebd1cf827a448d0b70386681fea475",
+                        "git_sha": "2a3d1b469385914c4eeca70f36bc378473049d93",
                         "installed_by": ["subworkflows"]
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/subworkflows/nf-core/initialise/meta.yml b/nf_core/pipeline-template/subworkflows/nf-core/initialise/meta.yml
index b1ee015df..1d3648479 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/subworkflows/nf-core/initialise/meta.yml
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/subworkflows/nf-core/initialise/meta.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,28 @@ keywords:
   - check
   - help
   - version
-modules:
+components: []
 input:
+  - version:
+      type: boolean
+      description: |
+        Structure: val(version)
+        Boolean to show the pipeline version and exit.
+  - help:
+      type: boolean
+      description: |
+        Structure: val(help)
+        Boolean to show the pipeline help message and exit.
+  - validate_params:
+      type: boolean
+      description: |
+        Structure: val(validate_params)
+        Whether to validate the parameters prior to starting the pipeline.
 output:
+  - summary_params:
+      type: value
+      description: |
+        Structure: val(summary_params)
+        A map of the parameters used in the pipeline.
 authors:
   - "@adamrtalbot"