diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ commit subjects with a relevant topic, such as `compositor:` or
 `clutter/actor:`, and it's always better to write too much in the commit
 message body than too little.
 
+## Default branch
+
+The default development branch is `main`. If you still have a local
+checkout under the old name, use:
+```sh
+git checkout master
+git branch -m master main
+git fetch
+git branch --unset-upstream
+git branch -u origin/main
+git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main
+```
+
 ## License
 
 Mutter is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License,