diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ad620f2ad..9131bf2079 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 ### Template
 
+- Trigger full nf-test run if scripts in bin/ or schema JSON files are modified ([#3897](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3897))
+
 ### Linting
 
 ### Modules
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nf-test.config b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nf-test.config
index 3a1fff59f4..40f0de6954 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nf-test.config
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nf-test.config
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ config {
     profile "test"
 
     // list of filenames or patterns that should be trigger a full test run
-    triggers 'nextflow.config', 'nf-test.config', 'conf/test.config', 'tests/nextflow.config', 'tests/.nftignore'
+    triggers 'nextflow.config', 'nf-test.config', 'conf/test.config', 'tests/nextflow.config', 'tests/.nftignore', 'bin/*', 'assets/schema_input.json', 'nextflow_schema.json'
 
     // load the necessary plugins
     plugins {