diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3703d41ce6..ac291ea734 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - Remove `def` from `nextflow.config` and add `trace_report_suffix` param ([#3296](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3296))
 - Move `includeConfig 'conf/modules.config'` next to `includeConfig 'conf/base.config'` to not overwrite tests profiles configurations ([#3301](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3301))
 - Use `params.monochrome_logs` in the template and update nf-core components ([#3310](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3310))
+- Add `manifest.contributors` to `nextflow.config` ([#3311](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3311))
 
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diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
index bbd1ad7fc0..21174bbdc5 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
@@ -274,7 +274,20 @@ dag {
 
 manifest {
     name            = '{{ name }}'
-    author          = """{{ author }}"""
+    author          = """{{ author }}""" // The author field is deprecated from Nextflow version 24.10.0, use contributors instead
+    contributors    = [
+        // TODO nf-core: Update the field with the details of the contributors to your pipeline. New with Nextflow version 24.10.0
+        {%- for author_name in author.split(",") %}
+        [
+            name: '{{ author_name }}',
+            affiliation: '',
+            email: '',
+            github: '',
+            contribution: [], // List of contribution types ('author', 'maintainer' or 'contributor')
+            orcid: ''
+        ],
+        {%- endfor %}
+    ]
     homePage        = 'https://github.com/{{ name }}'
     description     = """{{ description }}"""
     mainScript      = 'main.nf'