# Renaming default branch on GItHub project

**URL:** <https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/renaming-default-branch-on-github-project/3107>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [January 10, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/renaming-default-branch-on-github-project/3107 "2022-01-10T23:44:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ammolitor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/foundationdb/user_avatar/forums.foundationdb.org/ammolitor/32/1050_2.png) [@ammolitor](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/ammolitor)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/renaming-default-branch-on-github-project/3107/1 "2022-01-10T23:44:35Z")

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In line with the general GitHub changes outlined here: [GitHub - github/renaming: Guidance for changing the default branch name for GitHub repositories](https://github.com/github/renaming)

I will be renaming the `master` branch to `main` this Friday January 14th 2022.

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**Author:** ![ammolitor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/foundationdb/user_avatar/forums.foundationdb.org/ammolitor/32/1050_2.png) [@ammolitor](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/ammolitor)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/renaming-default-branch-on-github-project/3107/2 "2022-01-14T15:30:31Z")

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This is complete. To update a local environment, use these steps (provided by GitHub)

 ![Screen Shot 2022-01-14 at 09.29.06](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/foundationdb/original/2X/9/93f0e64797cca11d0081e19b90a6f9bade2fce6a.png)