diff --git a/asv.conf.json b/asv.conf.json
index 4c34933d134fb2279ff05e11498e3f16a34beed6..800817d68e353523789be7bae34551d51f9fb636 100644
--- a/asv.conf.json
+++ b/asv.conf.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     // List of branches to benchmark. If not provided, defaults to "master"
     // (for git) or "default" (for mercurial).
-    // "branches": ["master"], // for git
+    "branches": ["main"], // for git
     // "branches": ["default"],    // for mercurial
 
     // The DVCS being used.  If not set, it will be automatically