diff --git a/website/content/docs/gatsby.md b/website/content/docs/gatsby.md
index 2ddd34fd..8acd2700 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/gatsby.md
+++ b/website/content/docs/gatsby.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ In your `config.yml` file paste the following configuration:
 ```yml
 backend:
   name: git-gateway
-  branch: master
+  branch: main # Branch to update (optional; defaults to master)
 
 media_folder: static/img
 public_folder: /img
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ It's now time to commit your changes and push to GitHub. The Gatsby starter init
 git add .
 git commit -m "Initial Commit"
 git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/NEW_REPO_NAME.git
-git push -u origin master
+git push -u origin main
 ```
 
 ### Add your repo to Netlify
diff --git a/website/content/docs/gridsome.md b/website/content/docs/gridsome.md
index fdac1393..a59fd540 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/gridsome.md
+++ b/website/content/docs/gridsome.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Your `config.yml` for GitHub should look like this:
 ```yml
 backend:
   name: git-gateway
-  branch: master
+  branch: main # Branch to update (optional; defaults to master)
 
 media_folder: "static/uploads"
 public_folder: "/uploads"
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ git init
 git add .
 git commit -m "Initial Commit"
 git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/NEW_REPO_NAME.git
-git push -u origin master
+git push -u origin main
 ```
 
 ### Add your repo to Netlify
diff --git a/website/content/docs/hugo.md b/website/content/docs/hugo.md
index b225db7a..89a05cca 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/hugo.md
+++ b/website/content/docs/hugo.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ In the `config.yml` file, you can add this basic configuration — you can custo
 ```yaml
 backend:
   name: git-gateway
-  branch: master # Branch to update (optional; defaults to master)
+  branch: main # Branch to update (optional; defaults to master)
 media_folder: static/img
 public_folder: /img
 collections:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ git init # Initialize a git repository
 git add . # Add every file
 git commit -m "Initial Commit" # Commit every file with the message 'Initial Commit'
 git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/NEW_REPO_NAME.git # Create a new repo on GitHub and add it to this project as a remote repository.
-git push -u origin master # Push your changes
+git push -u origin main # Push your changes
 ```
 
 ### Deploying With Netlify
diff --git a/website/content/docs/jekyll.md b/website/content/docs/jekyll.md
index 13955b0b..1e35cff2 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/jekyll.md
+++ b/website/content/docs/jekyll.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Create a file `admin/config.yml` in the root of your repo - it should look like
 
 backend:
   name: git-gateway
-  branch: master # Branch to update (optional; defaults to master)
+  branch: main # Branch to update (optional; defaults to master)
 media_folder: 'assets/uploads'
 collections:
   - name: 'blog'
diff --git a/website/content/docs/middleman.md b/website/content/docs/middleman.md
index 44ced77c..1f6e4f97 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/middleman.md
+++ b/website/content/docs/middleman.md
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ For the purpose of this guide we will deploy to Netlify from a GitHub repository
 ```yml
 backend:
   name: git-gateway
+  branch: main # Branch to update (optional; defaults to master)
 
 media_folder: source/images/uploads
 public_folder: /images/uploads
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ git init
 git add .
 git commit -m "Initial Commit"
 git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/NEW_REPO_NAME.git
-git push -u origin master
+git push -u origin main
 ```
 
 ### Add your repo to Netlify
diff --git a/website/content/docs/nextjs.md b/website/content/docs/nextjs.md
index 95272e4e..aa3518c0 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/nextjs.md
+++ b/website/content/docs/nextjs.md
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Paste the following configuration into your `public/admin/config.yml` file:
 ```yaml
 backend:
   name: git-gateway
-  branch: master
+  branch: main # Branch to update (optional; defaults to master)
 media_folder: public/img
 public_folder: img
 collections:
diff --git a/website/content/docs/nuxt.md b/website/content/docs/nuxt.md
index 1964edfe..6ba1a673 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/nuxt.md
+++ b/website/content/docs/nuxt.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ For your `static/admin/config.yml` file, you can put in a basic starter config:
 ```yaml
 backend:
   name: git-gateway
-  branch: master
+  branch: main # Branch to update (optional; defaults to master)
 
 media_folder: static/img
 public_folder: /img
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ It's now time to commit your changes and push to GitHub. `create-nuxt-app` initi
 git add .
 git commit -m "Initial Commit"
 git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/NEW_REPO_NAME.git
-git push -u origin master
+git push -u origin main
 ```
 
 ### Deploying With Netlify