1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/background_migration/backfill_snippet_repositories.rb b/lib/gitlab/background_migration/backfill_snippet_repositories.rb
index 6f37f1846d2..b58f0a3a3e0 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/background_migration/backfill_snippet_repositories.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/background_migration/backfill_snippet_repositories.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def commit_attrs
-        @commit_attrs ||= { branch_name: 'master', message: 'Initial commit' }
+        @commit_attrs ||= { branch_name: 'main', message: 'Initial commit' }
       end
 
       def create_commit(snippet)