diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 7b66cb3..a8e62db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: format
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - main
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7cfa535..98ced66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Bootstrap a new Go module in five minutes or less.
 ### Bootstrapping a new project
 
 1. Create an empty (**non-initialized**) repository on GitHub.
-2. Clone the master branch of this repository with
+2. Clone the main branch of this repository with
    ```
    $ git clone --single-branch git@github.com:makenew/gomodule.git <new-go-module>
    $ cd <new-go-module>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Bootstrap a new Go module in five minutes or less.
    $ git diff --cached
    $ git commit -m "Replace makenew boilerplate"
     git remote add origin git@github.com:<user>/<new-go-module>.git
-   $ git push -u origin master
+   $ git push -u origin main
    ```
 6. Ensure the GitHub action passes,
    then release the initial version with
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ You can then fetch and merge changes with
 
 ```
 $ git fetch --no-tags upstream
-$ git merge upstream/master
+$ git merge upstream/main
 ```
 
 #### Changelog for this skeleton