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 ### Branching Guide
 
-`master` on the main repository always contains the latest changes. This means that it is WIP for the next minor version and should NOT be considered stable. Stable versions are tagged using [semantic versioning](http://semver.org/).
+`main` on the main repository always contains the latest changes. This means that it is WIP for the next minor version and should NOT be considered stable. Stable versions are tagged using [semantic versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-On your local repository, you should always work on a branch to make keeping up-to-date and submitting pull requests easier, but in most cases you should submit your pull requests to `master`. Where necessary, for example if multiple people are contributing on a large feature, or if a feature requires a database change, we make use of feature branches.
+On your local repository, you should always work on a branch to make keeping up-to-date and submitting pull requests easier, but in most cases you should submit your pull requests to `main`. Where necessary, for example if multiple people are contributing on a large feature, or if a feature requires a database change, we make use of feature branches.
 
 
 ### Commit Messages