diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ee69f38b..83e2bc3b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - [PR #1480](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1480) - Bump version after release 3.18.0
 - [PR #1482](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1482) - Update trimgalore module for save_unpaired fix
+- [pR #1486](https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1486) - Bump STAR build for multiprocessing fix
 
 # 3.18.0 - 2024-12-19
 
diff --git a/conf/arm.config b/conf/arm.config
index 275af8c99..881db8748 100644
--- a/conf/arm.config
+++ b/conf/arm.config
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ process {
     }
 
     withName: 'STAR_GENOMEGENERATE' {
-        container = { workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !task.ext.singularity_pull_docker_container ? 'https://community-cr-prod.seqera.io/docker/registry/v2/blobs/sha256/a2/a2d5226e4ce3dee8b29154c16a87d282d96c76e75b6678d032643902591586e2/data' : 'community.wave.seqera.io/library/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:1d1b7da208684cac' }
+        container = { workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !task.ext.singularity_pull_docker_container ? 'https://community-cr-prod.seqera.io/docker/registry/v2/blobs/sha256/40/40d803371e50330de0773c7cc50315e2c3b4b41dcf123823adeb0a07d71654c1/data' : 'community.wave.seqera.io/library/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:ae438e9a604351a4' }
     }
 
     withName: 'STAR_ALIGN' {
-        container = { workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !task.ext.singularity_pull_docker_container ? 'https://community-cr-prod.seqera.io/docker/registry/v2/blobs/sha256/a2/a2d5226e4ce3dee8b29154c16a87d282d96c76e75b6678d032643902591586e2/data' : 'community.wave.seqera.io/library/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:1d1b7da208684cac' }
+        container = { workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !task.ext.singularity_pull_docker_container ? 'https://community-cr-prod.seqera.io/docker/registry/v2/blobs/sha256/40/40d803371e50330de0773c7cc50315e2c3b4b41dcf123823adeb0a07d71654c1/data' : 'community.wave.seqera.io/library/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:ae438e9a604351a4' }
     }
 
     withName: 'TXIMETA_TXIMPORT' {
diff --git a/modules.json b/modules.json
index 53acd6075..1c8fbb6f6 100644
--- a/modules.json
+++ b/modules.json
@@ -227,13 +227,13 @@
                     },
                     "star/align": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "6a367612c2c27aa659293c656afa764361223db4",
+                        "git_sha": "3c259f0ac1ed9ae3f6b835461d054edffc60120e",
                         "installed_by": ["modules"],
                         "patch": "modules/nf-core/star/align/star-align.diff"
                     },
                     "star/genomegenerate": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "6a367612c2c27aa659293c656afa764361223db4",
+                        "git_sha": "3c259f0ac1ed9ae3f6b835461d054edffc60120e",
                         "installed_by": ["modules"],
                         "patch": "modules/nf-core/star/genomegenerate/star-genomegenerate.diff"
                     },
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/star/align/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/star/align/main.nf
index c6b651bdd..16aabaede 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/star/align/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/star/align/main.nf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ process STAR_ALIGN {
     label 'process_high'
 
     conda "${moduleDir}/environment.yml"
-    container 'nf-core/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:311d422a50e6d829'
+    container 'nf-core/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:ae438e9a604351a4'
 
     input:
     tuple val(meta), path(reads, stageAs: "input*/*")
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ process STAR_ALIGN {
     script:
     def args = task.ext.args ?: ''
     prefix = task.ext.prefix ?: "${meta.id}"
-    def reads1 = [], reads2 = []
+    def reads1 = []
+    def reads2 = []
     meta.single_end ? [reads].flatten().each{reads1 << it} : reads.eachWithIndex{ v, ix -> ( ix & 1 ? reads2 : reads1) << v }
     def ignore_gtf      = star_ignore_sjdbgtf ? '' : "--sjdbGTFfile $gtf"
-    def seq_platform    = seq_platform ? "'PL:$seq_platform'" : ""
-    def seq_center      = seq_center ? "'CN:$seq_center'" : ""
-    attrRG          = args.contains("--outSAMattrRGline") ? "" : "--outSAMattrRGline 'ID:$prefix' $seq_center 'SM:$prefix' $seq_platform"
+    def seq_platform_arg  = seq_platform ? "'PL:$seq_platform'" : ""
+    def seq_center_arg    = seq_center ? "'CN:$seq_center'" : ""
+    attrRG          = args.contains("--outSAMattrRGline") ? "" : "--outSAMattrRGline 'ID:$prefix' $seq_center_arg 'SM:$prefix' $seq_platform_arg"
     def out_sam_type    = (args.contains('--outSAMtype')) ? '' : '--outSAMtype BAM Unsorted'
     mv_unsorted_bam = (args.contains('--outSAMtype BAM Unsorted SortedByCoordinate')) ? "mv ${prefix}.Aligned.out.bam ${prefix}.Aligned.unsort.out.bam" : ''
     """
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/star/align/star-align.diff b/modules/nf-core/star/align/star-align.diff
index ed59490be..765781007 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/star/align/star-align.diff
+++ b/modules/nf-core/star/align/star-align.diff
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ Changes in 'star/align/main.nf':
  
      conda "${moduleDir}/environment.yml"
 -    container "${ workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !task.ext.singularity_pull_docker_container ?
--        'https://community-cr-prod.seqera.io/docker/registry/v2/blobs/sha256/10/101ea47973178f85ff66a34de6a7462aaf99d947d3924c27ce8a2d5a63009065/data' :
--        'community.wave.seqera.io/library/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:311d422a50e6d829' }"
-+    container 'nf-core/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:311d422a50e6d829'
+-        'https://community-cr-prod.seqera.io/docker/registry/v2/blobs/sha256/26/268b4c9c6cbf8fa6606c9b7fd4fafce18bf2c931d1a809a0ce51b105ec06c89d/data' :
+-        'community.wave.seqera.io/library/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:ae438e9a604351a4' }"
++    container 'nf-core/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:ae438e9a604351a4'
  
      input:
      tuple val(meta), path(reads, stageAs: "input*/*")
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/star/genomegenerate/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/star/genomegenerate/main.nf
index 4402ff963..ac16acfe6 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/star/genomegenerate/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/star/genomegenerate/main.nf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ process STAR_GENOMEGENERATE {
     label 'process_high'
 
     conda "${moduleDir}/environment.yml"
-    container 'nf-core/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:311d422a50e6d829'
+    container 'nf-core/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:ae438e9a604351a4'
 
     input:
     tuple val(meta), path(fasta)
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/star/genomegenerate/star-genomegenerate.diff b/modules/nf-core/star/genomegenerate/star-genomegenerate.diff
index 85f11ae52..a479a399d 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/star/genomegenerate/star-genomegenerate.diff
+++ b/modules/nf-core/star/genomegenerate/star-genomegenerate.diff
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ Changes in 'star/genomegenerate/main.nf':
  
      conda "${moduleDir}/environment.yml"
 -    container "${ workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !task.ext.singularity_pull_docker_container ?
--        'https://community-cr-prod.seqera.io/docker/registry/v2/blobs/sha256/10/101ea47973178f85ff66a34de6a7462aaf99d947d3924c27ce8a2d5a63009065/data' :
--        'community.wave.seqera.io/library/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:311d422a50e6d829' }"
-+    container 'nf-core/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:311d422a50e6d829'
+-        'https://community-cr-prod.seqera.io/docker/registry/v2/blobs/sha256/26/268b4c9c6cbf8fa6606c9b7fd4fafce18bf2c931d1a809a0ce51b105ec06c89d/data' :
+-        'community.wave.seqera.io/library/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:ae438e9a604351a4' }"
++    container 'nf-core/htslib_samtools_star_gawk:ae438e9a604351a4'
  
      input:
      tuple val(meta), path(fasta)