diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index dbd1b8bcf3381e67a9f23d3c61aff41b5e898d84..6f3f6abb19c7045df41cb9aa0833a9fd3a517aa0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: EvaP Test Suite
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - main
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f454a0d34c430d3110ca04a87b5449363eac73e..f51f392e8d0b49546f9cc8c6adfac92937e0bc53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # EvaP - Evaluation Platform
 
-[![Build Status](https://github.com/e-valuation/EvaP/workflows/EvaP%20Test%20Suite/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/e-valuation/EvaP/actions?query=workflow%3A%22EvaP+Test+Suite%22)
-[![Requirements Status](https://requires.io/github/e-valuation/EvaP/requirements.svg?branch=master)](https://requires.io/github/e-valuation/EvaP/requirements/?branch=master)
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/e-valuation/EvaP/workflows/EvaP%20Test%20Suite/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/e-valuation/EvaP/actions?query=workflow%3A%22EvaP+Test+Suite%22)
+[![Requirements Status](https://requires.io/github/e-valuation/EvaP/requirements.svg?branch=main)](https://requires.io/github/e-valuation/EvaP/requirements/?branch=main)
 [![Codacy Badge](https://app.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/2cf538781fdc4680a7103bcf96417a9a)](https://www.codacy.com/gh/e-valuation/EvaP/dashboard)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/e-valuation/EvaP/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/e-valuation/EvaP)
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ That's it!
 
 ## Contributing
 
-We'd love to see contributions, feel free to fork! You should probably branch off ``master``, the branch ``release`` is used for stable revisions.
+We'd love to see contributions, feel free to fork! You should probably branch off ``main``, the branch ``release`` is used for stable revisions.
 
 Before committing, run the following commands:
 - `./manage.py test` (runs the test suite)