diff --git a/modules/nf-core/custom/dumpsoftwareversions/environment.yml b/modules/nf-core/custom/dumpsoftwareversions/environment.yml
index 9d79af93928..f1cd99b0792 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/custom/dumpsoftwareversions/environment.yml
+++ b/modules/nf-core/custom/dumpsoftwareversions/environment.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
   - bioconda
 dependencies:
-  - bioconda::multiqc=1.20
+  - bioconda::multiqc=1.24.1
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/custom/dumpsoftwareversions/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/custom/dumpsoftwareversions/main.nf
index 105f9265a8d..65c3c59fcbd 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/custom/dumpsoftwareversions/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/custom/dumpsoftwareversions/main.nf
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
+def deprecation_message = """
+WARNING: This module has been deprecated.
+
+Reason:
+This module is no longer recommended for use, as it is replaced by the function softwareVersionsToYAML
+in the utils_nfcore_pipeline subworkflow that is included in the nf-core template.
+
+"""
 process CUSTOM_DUMPSOFTWAREVERSIONS {
     label 'process_single'
 
     // Requires `pyyaml` which does not have a dedicated container but is in the MultiQC container
     conda "${moduleDir}/environment.yml"
     container "${ workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !task.ext.singularity_pull_docker_container ?
-        'https://depot.galaxyproject.org/singularity/multiqc:1.20--pyhdfd78af_0' :
-        'biocontainers/multiqc:1.20--pyhdfd78af_0' }"
+        'https://depot.galaxyproject.org/singularity/multiqc:1.24.1--pyhdfd78af_0' :
+        'biocontainers/multiqc:1.24.1--pyhdfd78af_0' }"
 
     input:
     path versions
@@ -19,6 +27,7 @@ process CUSTOM_DUMPSOFTWAREVERSIONS {
     task.ext.when == null || task.ext.when
 
     script:
+    assert true: deprecation_message
     def args = task.ext.args ?: ''
     template 'dumpsoftwareversions.py'
 }