diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/NfcoreTemplate.groovy b/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/NfcoreTemplate.groovy
index 63440fe99f..6070a455ae 100755
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/NfcoreTemplate.groovy
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/NfcoreTemplate.groovy
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class NfcoreTemplate {
     //
     // Generate version string
     //
-    public static String version(workflow, log) {
+    public static String version(workflow) {
         String version_string = ""
 
         if (workflow.manifest.version) {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class NfcoreTemplate {
         misc_fields['Nextflow Compile Timestamp'] = workflow.nextflow.timestamp
 
         def email_fields = [:]
-        email_fields['version']      = NfcoreTemplate.version(workflow, log)
+        email_fields['version']      = NfcoreTemplate.version(workflow)
         email_fields['runName']      = workflow.runName
         email_fields['success']      = workflow.success
         email_fields['dateComplete'] = workflow.complete
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class NfcoreTemplate {
         misc_fields['nxf_timestamp']                        = workflow.nextflow.timestamp
 
         def msg_fields = [:]
-        msg_fields['version']      = NfcoreTemplate.version(workflow, log)
+        msg_fields['version']      = NfcoreTemplate.version(workflow)
         msg_fields['runName']      = workflow.runName
         msg_fields['success']      = workflow.success
         msg_fields['dateComplete'] = workflow.complete
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class NfcoreTemplate {
     //
     public static String logo(workflow, monochrome_logs) {
         Map colors = logColours(monochrome_logs)
-        String workflow_version = NfcoreTemplate.version(workflow, log)
+        String workflow_version = NfcoreTemplate.version(workflow)
         String.format(
             """\n
             ${dashedLine(monochrome_logs)}{% if branded %}
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/WorkflowMain.groovy b/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/WorkflowMain.groovy
index 043654f18a..32425c20e9 100755
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/WorkflowMain.groovy
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/WorkflowMain.groovy
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class WorkflowMain {
 
         // Print workflow version and exit on --version
         if (params.version) {
-            String workflow_version = NfcoreTemplate.version(workflow, log)
+            String workflow_version = NfcoreTemplate.version(workflow)
             log.info "${workflow.manifest.name} ${workflow_version}"
             System.exit(0)
         }