diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index c200a5b072..f98f090797 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [published]
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      testpipeline:
+        type: boolean
+        description: Only run on nf-core/testpipeline?
+        required: true
 
 # Uncomment if we need an edge release of Nextflow again
 # env: NXF_EDGE: 1
@@ -15,7 +20,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - id: set-matrix
         run: |
-          curl -O https://nf-co.re/pipeline_names.json
+          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.use-emoji }}" == "true" ]; then
+            echo '{"pipeline":["testpipeline"]}' > pipeline_names.json
+          else
+            curl -O https://nf-co.re/pipeline_names.json
+          fi
           echo "::set-output name=matrix::$(cat pipeline_names.json)"
 
   sync:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5893f08b45..259bd35e28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 ## [v2.4.1 - Cobolt Koala Patch](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/2.4) - [2022-05-16]
 
-- Patch release to try to fix the template sync ([#1585](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/1585)).
-- Avoid persistent temp files from pytests ([#1566](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/1566)).
+- Patch release to try to fix the template sync ([#1585](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/1585))
+- Avoid persistent temp files from pytests ([#1566](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/1566))
+- Add option to trigger sync manually on just nf-core/testpipeline
 
 ## [v2.4 - Cobolt Koala](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/2.4) - [2022-05-16]