From 4b0a990a759ef7c190945834ccd6e9cdfc4836d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Schmoyer Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 05:05:14 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update contributing docs to reference main branch (#12815) no issue --- .github/CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md index 6a24b2b621..1b28b477e8 100644 --- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ First you'll need to fork both [Ghost](https://github.com/tryghost/ghost) and [G ### 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