diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea40df74..a6b996ee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ swagger: ## Generate swagger API spec and clients based on it.
 
 # ====================================================================================
 # Used for semver bumping
-PROTECTED_BRANCH := master
+PROTECTED_BRANCH := main 
 APP_NAME    := $(shell basename -s .git `git config --get remote.origin.url`)
 CURRENT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
 VERSION_PARTS := $(subst ., ,$(subst v,,$(subst -rc, ,$(CURRENT_VERSION))))