diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1328c3c95..e1f943c01 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 Special thanks to the following for their contributions to the release:
 
-- [Jonathan Manning](https://github.com/pinin4fjords)
-- [Maxime Garcia](https://github.com/maxulysse)
 - [Friederike Hanssen](https://github.com/friederikehanssen)
 - [Ido Tamir](https://github.com/idot)
+- [Jonathan Manning](https://github.com/pinin4fjords)
+- [Maxime Garcia](https://github.com/maxulysse)
 - [Usman Rashid](https://github.com/GallVp)
 
 ### Enhancements & fixes
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Special thanks to the following for their contributions to the release:
 - [PR #1585](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1585) - Update awsfulltest.yml to restore aligner-wise outputs
 - [PR #1580](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1580) - Template update for nf-core/tools v3.3.2
 - [PR #1590](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1590) - Addition of Sentieon STAR
+- [PR #1594](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1594) - Exclude star rsem pca from snaps
 
 ### Software dependencies
 
diff --git a/tests/.nftignore b/tests/.nftignore
index fe676af4a..bf77cd484 100644
--- a/tests/.nftignore
+++ b/tests/.nftignore
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ umitools/*.umi_extract.log
 {multiqc,multiqc/**}/multiqc_report_data/multiqc_sortmerna.txt
 {multiqc,multiqc/**}/multiqc_report_data/multiqc_sources.txt
 {multiqc,multiqc/**}/multiqc_report_data/multiqc_star.txt
+{multiqc,multiqc/**}/multiqc_report_data/multiqc_star_rsem_deseq2_pca.txt
 {multiqc,multiqc/**}/multiqc_report_data/multiqc_star_salmon_deseq2_clustering.txt
 {multiqc,multiqc/**}/multiqc_report_data/multiqc_star_salmon_deseq2_pca.txt
 {multiqc,multiqc/**}/multiqc_report_data/multiqc_umitools_dedup.txt
diff --git a/tests/sentieon_star_rsem.nf.test.snap b/tests/sentieon_star_rsem.nf.test.snap
index eb93cd46b..2f9028da7 100644
--- a/tests/sentieon_star_rsem.nf.test.snap
+++ b/tests/sentieon_star_rsem.nf.test.snap
@@ -1183,7 +1183,6 @@
                 "multiqc_featurecounts_biotype_plot.txt:md5,16081809f893eca4d9914fd370e7fbd7",
                 "multiqc_samtools_idxstats.txt:md5,1cbc64fc9713831a6f45effc0cfe6a39",
                 "multiqc_star_rsem_deseq2_clustering.txt:md5,31eb7afda40af27a3c8f731bbe19e892",
-                "multiqc_star_rsem_deseq2_pca.txt:md5,43c73aa0e2b7d2fe7e2b970e39fd550e",
                 "picard_MarkIlluminaAdapters_histogram.txt:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
                 "picard_MeanQualityByCycle_histogram.txt:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
                 "picard_QualityScoreDistribution_histogram.txt:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
@@ -1396,4 +1395,4 @@
         },
         "timestamp": "2025-06-03T20:30:37.383920745"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/star_rsem.nf.test.snap b/tests/star_rsem.nf.test.snap
index 590d1930f..4cbdd3641 100644
--- a/tests/star_rsem.nf.test.snap
+++ b/tests/star_rsem.nf.test.snap
@@ -1182,7 +1182,6 @@
                 "multiqc_featurecounts_biotype_plot.txt:md5,16081809f893eca4d9914fd370e7fbd7",
                 "multiqc_samtools_idxstats.txt:md5,1cbc64fc9713831a6f45effc0cfe6a39",
                 "multiqc_star_rsem_deseq2_clustering.txt:md5,31eb7afda40af27a3c8f731bbe19e892",
-                "multiqc_star_rsem_deseq2_pca.txt:md5,43c73aa0e2b7d2fe7e2b970e39fd550e",
                 "picard_MarkIlluminaAdapters_histogram.txt:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
                 "picard_MeanQualityByCycle_histogram.txt:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
                 "picard_QualityScoreDistribution_histogram.txt:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
@@ -1395,4 +1394,4 @@
         },
         "timestamp": "2025-06-03T20:30:37.383920745"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}