diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47fa728b37..77196dd428 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - Fix parsing of container directive when it is not typical nf-core format ([#2306](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2306))
 - Add ability to specify custom registry for linting modules, defaults to quay.io ([#2313](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2313))
 - Add `singularity.registry = 'quay.io'` in pipeline template ([#2305](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2305))
+- Add `apptainer.registry = 'quay.io'` in pipeline template ([#2352](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2352))
 - Bump minimum required NF version in pipeline template from `22.10.1` -> `23.04.0` ([#2305](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2305))
 - Add ability to interpret `docker.registry` from `nextflow.config` file. If not found defaults to quay.io. ([#2318](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2318))
 - Add functions to dynamically include pipeline tool citations in MultiQC methods description section for better reporting. ([#2326](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2326))
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
index 66e547489a..ae62a6ecac 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow.config
@@ -179,12 +179,13 @@ profiles {
     test_full { includeConfig 'conf/test_full.config' }
 }
 
-// Set default registry for Docker and Podman independent of -profile
-// Will not be used unless Docker / Podman are enabled
+// Set default registry for Apptainer, Docker, Podman and Singularity independent of -profile
+// Will not be used unless Apptainer / Docker / Podman / Singularity are enabled
 // Set to your registry if you have a mirror of containers
-singularity.registry = 'quay.io'
+apptainer.registry   = 'quay.io'
 docker.registry      = 'quay.io'
 podman.registry      = 'quay.io'
+singularity.registry = 'quay.io'
 
 // Nextflow plugins
 plugins {