Merge pull request #1606 from nf-core/pre_3.21.0_bumps

Bump version to 3.21.0 ahead of release

Author: pinin4fjords

.nf-core.yml

@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ template:
   name: rnaseq
   org: nf-core
   outdir: .
-  version: 3.21.0dev
+  version: 3.21.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,20 +3,30 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## dev
+## [[3.21.0](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/releases/tag/3.21.0)] - 2025-09-18
 
 ### Credits
 
 Special thanks to the following for their contributions to the release:
 
+- [Edmund Miller](https://github.com/edmundmiller)
+- [Friederike Hanssen](https://github.com/friederikehanssen)
 - [Maxime Garcia](https://github.com/maxulysse)
+- [Jonathan Manning](https://github.com/pinin4fjords)
 
 ### Enhancements & fixes
 
 - [PR #1597](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1597) - Bump version after release 3.20.0
 - [PR #1603](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1603) - Add bam input pathway
 - [PR #1604](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1604) - Enable BAM input for RSEM
 - [PR #1605](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1605) - Fix default for umi_discard_read to prevent validation errors in Platform
+- [PR #1606](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1606) - Bump version to 3.21.0 ahead of release
+
+### Software dependencies
+
+| Dependency | Old version | New version |
+| ---------- | ----------- | ----------- |
+| `MultiQC`  | 1.30        | 1.31        |
 
 ## [[3.20.0](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/releases/tag/3.20.0)] - 2025-08-18
 

nextflow.config

@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ manifest {
     mainScript      = 'main.nf'
     defaultBranch   = 'master'
     nextflowVersion = '!>=24.10.5'
-    version         = '3.21.0dev'
+    version         = '3.21.0'
     doi             = 'https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1400710'
 }