diff --git a/cmd/program/program.go b/cmd/program/program.go
index 1f655cf18..59c1bf5d2 100644
--- a/cmd/program/program.go
+++ b/cmd/program/program.go
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@ func (p *Project) CreateMainFile() error {
 		cobra.CheckErr(err)
 		return err
 	}
+    // rename master to main
+    err = utils.ExecuteCmd("git", []string{"branch", "-move", "main"}, projectPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error renaming master branch to main: %v", err)
+		cobra.CheckErr(err)
+		return err
+	}
 	// Create gitignore
 	gitignoreFile, err := os.Create(fmt.Sprintf("%s/.gitignore", projectPath))
 	if err != nil {