diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc96df408f..ec96e24d54 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 - Add a Github Action Workflow to the pipeline template that tests a successful download with 'nf-core download' ([#2618](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2618))
 - Use `pre-commit` to lint files in GitHub CI ([#2635](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2635))
+- Add conda channel order to nextflow.config ([#2094](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2094))
 
 ### Download
 
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
index dec8051a17..b0d053c262 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ profiles {
         podman.enabled         = false
         shifter.enabled        = false
         charliecloud.enabled   = false
+        channels               = ['conda-forge', 'bioconda', 'defaults']
         apptainer.enabled      = false
     }
     mamba {