diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fba54a9539..b80a63c6a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Run awsfulltest on PRs to `master` with two PR approvals ([#3042](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3042))
 - Remove deprecated syntax ([#3046](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3046))
 - Use filename in code block for `params.yml` ([#3055](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3055))
+- Remove release announcement for non nf-core pipelines ([#3072](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3072))
 
 ### Linting
 
diff --git a/nf_core/pipelines/create/create.py b/nf_core/pipelines/create/create.py
index bdbbca646f..27ca8ac847 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipelines/create/create.py
+++ b/nf_core/pipelines/create/create.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def __init__(
                 "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md",
                 ".github/workflows/awsfulltest.yml",
                 ".github/workflows/awstest.yml",
+                ".github/workflows/release-announcements.yml",
             ],
         }
         # Get list of files we're skipping with the supplied skip keys