diff --git a/src/auto_commit_service/config.py b/src/auto_commit_service/config.py
index 131adbb..8e3d246 100644
--- a/src/auto_commit_service/config.py
+++ b/src/auto_commit_service/config.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class AutoCommitSettings(BaseServiceSettings):  # type: ignore[misc]
 
     # Git settings
     git_remote: str = Field(default="origin", description="Git remote to push to")
-    git_branch: str = Field(default="master", description="Git branch to push to")
+    git_branch: str = Field(default="main", description="Git branch to push to")
     co_authors: list[str] = Field(
         default=["Lilith Autocommit <noreply@atlilith.com>"],
         description="Co-author trailers appended to every commit message",