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 ### Pull requests
 
-If you want to create a new feature or bugfix, please feel free to fork and submit a pull request! Create a fork, branch off of `master`, and make changes to the `/src/` files (rather than directly to `/dist/`). You can test your changes by rebuilding with `npm run build`.
+If you want to create a new feature or bugfix, please feel free to fork and submit a pull request! Create a fork, branch off of `main`, and make changes to the `/src/` files (rather than directly to `/dist/`). You can test your changes by rebuilding with `npm run build`.
 
 ## Credits