diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index f3d6b1187b..e37b894a46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ on:
         description: "Enable debug/verbose mode (true or false)"
         type: boolean
         default: false
+      blog_post:
+        description: "link to release blogpost"
+        type: string
+        required: true
 
 # Cancel if a newer run is started
 concurrency:
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ jobs:
             --pull-request \
             --username nf-core-bot \
             --github-repository nf-core/${{ matrix.pipeline }}
+            --blogpost ${{inputs.blogpost}}
 
       - name: Upload sync log file artifact
         if: ${{ always() }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ed78647065..05cb1e2d49 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### General
 
+- add optional link to blogpost to sync PR ([#3852](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3852))
 - update multiqc version to fix utils test ([#3853](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3853))
 
 ### Template
diff --git a/nf_core/pipelines/sync.py b/nf_core/pipelines/sync.py
index e977d51fc4..94961dd3d4 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipelines/sync.py
+++ b/nf_core/pipelines/sync.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def __init__(
         gh_username: str | None = None,
         template_yaml_path: str | None = None,
         force_pr: bool = False,
+        blog_post: str = "",
     ):
         """Initialise syncing object"""
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.gh_username = gh_username
         self.gh_repo = gh_repo
         self.pr_url = ""
+        self.blog_post = blog_post
 
         self.config_yml_path, self.config_yml = nf_core.utils.load_tools_config(self.pipeline_dir)
         assert self.config_yml_path is not None and self.config_yml is not None  # mypy
@@ -377,7 +379,9 @@ def make_pull_request(self):
         pr_title = f"Important! Template update for nf-core/tools v{nf_core.__version__}"
         pr_body_text = (
             "Version `{tag}` of [nf-core/tools](https://github.com/nf-core/tools) has just been released with updates to the nf-core template. "
-            "This automated pull-request attempts to apply the relevant updates to this pipeline.\n\n"
+            f"For more details, check out the blog post: {self.blog_post}\n\n"
+            if self.blog_post != ""
+            else ""
             "Please make sure to merge this pull-request as soon as possible, "
             f"resolving any merge conflicts in the `{self.merge_branch}` branch (or your own fork, if you prefer). "
             "Once complete, make a new minor release of your pipeline.\n\n"