diff --git a/.github/workflows/nf-test.yml b/.github/workflows/nf-test.yml
index efd72d6..9709f91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nf-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nf-test.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NFT_VER: ${{ env.NFT_VER }}
         with:
-          max_shards: 7
+          max_shards: 30
 
       - name: debug
         run: |
diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index ecf3509..337a41d 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ manifest {
 
 // Nextflow plugins
 plugins {
-    id 'nf-schema@2.5.1' // Validation of pipeline parameters and creation of an input channel from a sample sheet
+    id 'nf-schema@2.7.2' // Validation of pipeline parameters and creation of an input channel from a sample sheet
 }
 
 validation {