diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d7342b..26d0477 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ rediraffe_redirects = {
 conf.py:
 ```python
 rediraffe_redirects = "redirects.txt"
-rediraffe_branch = "master~1"
+rediraffe_branch = "main~1"
 ```
 
 ### redirects with jinja template
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 458d541..7598cf9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     )
     version = ret.decode("utf-8").strip()
 except:
-    version = "master"
+    version = "main"
 
 with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as readme:
     long_description = readme.read()