diff --git a/modules.json b/modules.json
index 9a81633a..7129a5a9 100644
--- a/modules.json
+++ b/modules.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                     },
                     "busco/busco": {
                         "branch": "master",
-                        "git_sha": "9a19690b0a3fae05fa1a6ad90a0720d681429e31",
+                        "git_sha": "d34caf3c0d3cf5b9bae0fae6107bab0933c96f37",
                         "installed_by": ["modules"]
                     },
                     "cat/fastq": {
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/main.nf
index e2da7363..609cae95 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/main.nf
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ process BUSCO_BUSCO {
     tuple val(meta), path("*-busco/*/run_*/busco_sequences")          , emit: seq_dir               , optional: true
     tuple val(meta), path("*-busco/*/translated_proteins")            , emit: translated_dir        , optional: true
     tuple val(meta), path("*-busco")                                  , emit: busco_dir
+    tuple val(meta), path("busco_downloads/lineages/*")               , emit: downloaded_lineages   , optional: true
+
     path "versions.yml"                                               , emit: versions
 
     when:
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/meta.yml b/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/meta.yml
index 9076b8c4..8f719e08 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/meta.yml
+++ b/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/meta.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ output:
           type: map
           description: |
             Groovy Map containing sample information
-            e.g. [ id:'test', single_end:false ]
+            e.g. [ id:'test' ]
       - "*-busco.batch_summary.txt":
           type: file
           description: Summary of all sequence files analyzed
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ output:
           type: map
           description: |
             Groovy Map containing sample information
-            e.g. [ id:'test', single_end:false ]
+            e.g. [ id:'test' ]
       - short_summary.*.txt:
           type: file
           description: Short Busco summary in plain text format
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ output:
           type: map
           description: |
             Groovy Map containing sample information
-            e.g. [ id:'test', single_end:false ]
+            e.g. [ id:'test' ]
       - short_summary.*.json:
           type: file
           description: Short Busco summary in JSON format
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ output:
           type: map
           description: |
             Groovy Map containing sample information
-            e.g. [ id:'test', single_end:false ]
+            e.g. [ id:'test' ]
       - "*-busco/*/run_*/full_table.tsv":
           type: file
           description: Full BUSCO results table
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ output:
           type: map
           description: |
             Groovy Map containing sample information
-            e.g. [ id:'test', single_end:false ]
+            e.g. [ id:'test' ]
       - "*-busco/*/run_*/missing_busco_list.tsv":
           type: file
           description: List of missing BUSCOs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ output:
           type: map
           description: |
             Groovy Map containing sample information
-            e.g. [ id:'test', single_end:false ]
+            e.g. [ id:'test' ]
       - "*-busco/*/run_*/single_copy_proteins.faa":
           type: file
           description: Fasta file of single copy proteins (transcriptome mode)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ output:
           type: map
           description: |
             Groovy Map containing sample information
-            e.g. [ id:'test', single_end:false ]
+            e.g. [ id:'test' ]
       - "*-busco/*/run_*/busco_sequences":
           type: directory
           description: BUSCO sequence directory
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ output:
           type: map
           description: |
             Groovy Map containing sample information
-            e.g. [ id:'test', single_end:false ]
+            e.g. [ id:'test' ]
       - "*-busco/*/translated_proteins":
           type: directory
           description: Six frame translations of each transcript made by the transcriptome
@@ -127,11 +127,21 @@ output:
           type: map
           description: |
             Groovy Map containing sample information
-            e.g. [ id:'test', single_end:false ]
+            e.g. [ id:'test' ]
       - "*-busco":
           type: directory
           description: BUSCO lineage specific output
           pattern: "*-busco"
+  - downloaded_lineages:
+      - meta:
+          type: map
+          description: |
+            Groovy Map containing sample information
+            e.g. [ id:'test' ]
+      - "busco_downloads/lineages/*":
+          type: directory
+          description: Lineages downloaded by BUSCO when running the analysis, for example bacteria_odb12
+          pattern: "busco_downloads/lineages/*"
   - versions:
       - versions.yml:
           type: file
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/tests/main.nf.test b/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/tests/main.nf.test
index 7aa131fc..55954a73 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/tests/main.nf.test
+++ b/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/tests/main.nf.test
@@ -406,7 +406,10 @@ nextflow_process {
         then {
             assertAll(
                 { assert process.success },
-                { assert snapshot(process.out).match() }
+                { assert snapshot(
+                    process.out.batch_summary,
+                    process.out.versions
+                ).match() }
             )
         }
     }
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/tests/main.nf.test.snap b/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/tests/main.nf.test.snap
index a177c48e..0f44373f 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/tests/main.nf.test.snap
+++ b/modules/nf-core/busco/busco/tests/main.nf.test.snap
@@ -1,124 +1,23 @@
 {
     "minimal-stub": {
         "content": [
-            {
-                "0": [
-                    [
-                        {
-                            "id": "test"
-                        },
-                        "test-bacteria_odb12-busco.batch_summary.txt:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "1": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "2": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "3": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "4": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "5": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "6": [
-                    [
-                        {
-                            "id": "test"
-                        },
-                        [
-                            
-                        ]
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "7": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "8": [
-                    [
-                        {
-                            "id": "test"
-                        },
-                        [
-                            [
-                                [
-                                    [
-                                        
-                                    ]
-                                ]
-                            ]
-                        ]
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "9": [
-                    "versions.yml:md5,c6e638f981761c13cd9ff7663cf707e6"
-                ],
-                "batch_summary": [
-                    [
-                        {
-                            "id": "test"
-                        },
-                        "test-bacteria_odb12-busco.batch_summary.txt:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "busco_dir": [
-                    [
-                        {
-                            "id": "test"
-                        },
-                        [
-                            [
-                                [
-                                    [
-                                        
-                                    ]
-                                ]
-                            ]
-                        ]
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "full_table": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "missing_busco_list": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "seq_dir": [
-                    [
-                        {
-                            "id": "test"
-                        },
-                        [
-                            
-                        ]
-                    ]
-                ],
-                "short_summaries_json": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "short_summaries_txt": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "single_copy_proteins": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "translated_dir": [
-                    
-                ],
-                "versions": [
-                    "versions.yml:md5,c6e638f981761c13cd9ff7663cf707e6"
+            [
+                [
+                    {
+                        "id": "test"
+                    },
+                    "test-bacteria_odb12-busco.batch_summary.txt:md5,d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
                 ]
-            }
+            ],
+            [
+                "versions.yml:md5,c6e638f981761c13cd9ff7663cf707e6"
+            ]
         ],
         "meta": {
             "nf-test": "0.9.2",
-            "nextflow": "24.10.1"
+            "nextflow": "24.10.2"
         },
-        "timestamp": "2024-12-11T12:45:52.045550047"
+        "timestamp": "2024-12-13T15:30:45.505241761"
     },
     "test_busco_eukaryote_augustus": {
         "content": [