diff --git a/.github/workflows/translations.yml b/.github/workflows/translations.yml
index ed47148f2..b6224216c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/translations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/translations.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
 
-  # This job will run ./setup.py extract_messages on top of git master
+  # This job will run ./setup.py extract_messages on top of git main
   # and force push that to the 'translations' branch. That branch will
   # always have an up to date .pot file for use in weblate
   update-translation-pot:
diff --git a/.gitpublish b/.gitpublish
index ca733389e..b6019d275 100644
--- a/.gitpublish
+++ b/.gitpublish
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [gitpublishprofile "default"]
-base = master
+base = main
 to = virt-tools-list@redhat.com
 prefix = virt-manager PATCH
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3fab344e6..811a016bb 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Translations are handled through the Weblate instance hosted by the Fedora Proje
 
 * https://translate.fedoraproject.org/projects/virt-manager/virt-manager/
 * More info about translating as part of Fedora: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N/Translate_on_Weblate
-* The up to date translation `.pot` template is stored in the [`translations` branch](https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/tree/translations) and synced with the `master` branch before release.
+* The up to date translation `.pot` template is stored in the [`translations` branch](https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/tree/translations) and synced with the `main` branch before release.
 
 
 ## Advanced testing