diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index cb2b8de4..e58e911a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Performance Regression Test
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
   benchmark:
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           path: pr
-      # check out master branch (to compare performance)
+      # check out main branch (to compare performance)
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
-          ref: master
-          path: master
+          ref: main
+          path: main
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: '15'
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run pull request memory usage benchmark
         run: cd pr && npm run --silent benchmark-memory-usage > memory_usage.txt && cat memory_usage.txt
 
-      - name: Run time benchmark on master (baseline)
-        run: cd master && npm install && npm run --silent benchmark-time > benchmarks.txt && cat benchmarks.txt
+      - name: Run time benchmark on main (baseline)
+        run: cd main && npm install && npm run --silent benchmark-time > benchmarks.txt && cat benchmarks.txt
 
-      - name: Run memory usage benchmark on master (baseline)
-        run: cd master && npm run --silent benchmark-memory-usage > memory_usage.txt && cat memory_usage.txt
+      - name: Run memory usage benchmark on main (baseline)
+        run: cd main && npm run --silent benchmark-memory-usage > memory_usage.txt && cat memory_usage.txt
 
       - name: Compare time benchmark result
         uses: openpgpjs/github-action-pull-request-benchmark@v1
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           tool: 'benchmarkjs'
           name: 'Time benchmark'
           pr-benchmark-file-path: pr/benchmarks.txt
-          base-benchmark-file-path: master/benchmarks.txt
+          base-benchmark-file-path: main/benchmarks.txt
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           # trigger alert comment if 1.3 times slower
           alert-threshold: '130%'
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           tool: 'raw'
           name: 'Memory usage benchmark'
           pr-benchmark-file-path: pr/memory_usage.txt
-          base-benchmark-file-path: master/memory_usage.txt
+          base-benchmark-file-path: main/memory_usage.txt
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           alert-threshold: '102%'
           comment-on-alert: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/browserstack.yml b/.github/workflows/browserstack.yml
index 5e344652..7305fd18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/browserstack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/browserstack.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Test on Browserstack
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
   full:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 0d868ab6..044c2ea3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Documentation
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index d5bf2e81..0aa114ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Lint
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
index b099dbcc..758ecce4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ name: Test on Node.js
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-type-definitions.yml b/.github/workflows/test-type-definitions.yml
index 594e89d9..eb382f45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-type-definitions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-type-definitions.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Types
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82b7a1e3..6b8660bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ To offload cryptographic operations off the main thread, you can implement a Web
 
 ### Examples
 
-Here are some examples of how to use OpenPGP.js v5. For more elaborate examples and working code, please check out the [public API unit tests](https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/blob/master/test/general/openpgp.js). If you're upgrading from v4 it might help to check out the [changelog](https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/wiki/V5-Changelog) and [documentation](https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs#documentation).
+Here are some examples of how to use OpenPGP.js v5. For more elaborate examples and working code, please check out the [public API unit tests](https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/blob/main/test/general/openpgp.js). If you're upgrading from v4 it might help to check out the [changelog](https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/wiki/V5-Changelog) and [documentation](https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs#documentation).
 
 #### Encrypt and decrypt *Uint8Array* data with a password