diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d68b0072..6db667ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 | ensemblvep | 112         | 110         |
 | genmod     | 3.8.2       | 3.9         |
 | mosdepth   | 0.3.6       | 0.3.8       |
-| multiqc    | 1.21        | 1.25.1      |
+| multiqc    | 1.21        | 1.26        |
 | picard     | 3.1.1       | 3.3.0       |
 | samtools   | 1.19.2      | 1.21        |
 | sentieon   | 202308.02   | 202308.03   |
diff --git a/modules.json b/modules.json
index 166ebd63..ad388fcf 100644
--- a/modules.json
+++ b/modules.json
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
                     },
                     "multiqc": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "cf17ca47590cc578dfb47db1c2a44ef86f89976d",
+                        "git_sha": "f80914f78fb7fa1c00b14cfeb29575ee12240d9c",
                         "installed_by": ["modules"]
                     },
                     "ngsbits/samplegender": {
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/multiqc/environment.yml b/modules/nf-core/multiqc/environment.yml
index 6f5b867b..439a7c22 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/multiqc/environment.yml
+++ b/modules/nf-core/multiqc/environment.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
   - bioconda
 dependencies:
-  - bioconda::multiqc=1.25.1
+  - bioconda::multiqc=1.26
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/multiqc/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/multiqc/main.nf
index cc0643e1..775b3ffd 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/multiqc/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/multiqc/main.nf
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ process MULTIQC {
 
     conda "${moduleDir}/environment.yml"
     container "${ workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !task.ext.singularity_pull_docker_container ?
-        'https://depot.galaxyproject.org/singularity/multiqc:1.25.1--pyhdfd78af_0' :
-        'biocontainers/multiqc:1.25.1--pyhdfd78af_0' }"
+        'https://depot.galaxyproject.org/singularity/multiqc:1.26--pyhdfd78af_0' :
+        'biocontainers/multiqc:1.26--pyhdfd78af_0' }"
 
     input:
     path  multiqc_files, stageAs: "?/*"
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/multiqc/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/nf-core/multiqc/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index 2fcbb5ff..ee01208e 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/multiqc/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/nf-core/multiqc/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "multiqc_versions_single": {
         "content": [
             [
-                "versions.yml:md5,41f391dcedce7f93ca188f3a3ffa0916"
+                "versions.yml:md5,4cab99fb04e679fd2d72e29eda1b9646"
             ]
         ],
         "meta": {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 "multiqc_report.html",
                 "multiqc_data",
                 "multiqc_plots",
-                "versions.yml:md5,41f391dcedce7f93ca188f3a3ffa0916"
+                "versions.yml:md5,4cab99fb04e679fd2d72e29eda1b9646"
             ]
         ],
         "meta": {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "multiqc_versions_config": {
         "content": [
             [
-                "versions.yml:md5,41f391dcedce7f93ca188f3a3ffa0916"
+                "versions.yml:md5,4cab99fb04e679fd2d72e29eda1b9646"
             ]
         ],
         "meta": {