diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b80a63c6a0..b407f5349a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 - Update to pytest v8 and move it to dev dependencies ([#3058](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3058))
 - handle new jsonschema error type ([#3061](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3061))
 - Update python:3.12-slim Docker digest to f11725a ([#3071](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3071))
+- Fix number of arguments for pipelines_create within the command_create function ([#3074](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3074))
 
 ## [v2.14.1 - Tantalum Toad - Patch](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/2.14.1) - [2024-05-09]
 
diff --git a/nf_core/__main__.py b/nf_core/__main__.py
index f33c63e87c..3da153ee1f 100644
--- a/nf_core/__main__.py
+++ b/nf_core/__main__.py
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@ def command_lint(
 )
 @click.option("-d", "--description", type=str, help="A short description of your pipeline")
 @click.option("-a", "--author", type=str, help="Name of the main author(s)")
-@click.option("--version", type=str, help="The initial version number to use")
+@click.option("--version", type=str, default="1.0.0dev", help="The initial version number to use")
 @click.option("-f", "--force", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Overwrite output directory if it already exists")
 @click.option("-o", "--outdir", help="Output directory for new pipeline (default: pipeline name)")
 @click.option("-t", "--template-yaml", help="Pass a YAML file to customize the template")
@@ -2188,7 +2188,7 @@ def command_create(ctx, name, description, author, version, force, outdir, templ
     log.warning(
         "The `[magenta]nf-core create[/]` command is deprecated. Use `[magenta]nf-core pipelines create[/]` instead."
     )
-    pipelines_create(ctx, name, description, author, version, force, outdir, template_yaml, plain, organisation)
+    pipelines_create(ctx, name, description, author, version, force, outdir, template_yaml, organisation)
 
 
 # Main script is being run - launch the CLI