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title: "What is the default branch in GitHub repositories?"  
description: "What is the default branch in GitHub repositories?"  
author: "Jiva Ram"  
published: 2025-06-30  
updated: 2025-06-30  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161757/what-is-the-default-branch-in-github-repositories  
category: "GitHub"  
tags: ["github", "git"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the default branch in GitHub repositories?

**What is the [default](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/12771/what-is-the-importance-of-default-resources) [branch](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41075/why-did-the-continental-congress-adopt-the-olive-branch-petition) in [GitHub](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34563/bitbucket-vs-github-vs-gitlab) [repositories](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34552/github-repositories)?**


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