diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index 8aa5f93ad..67de47377 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "branches": "master",
+  "branches": "main",
   "verifyConditions": ["@semantic-release/changelog", "@semantic-release/npm", "@semantic-release/git"],
   "prepare": ["@semantic-release/changelog", "@semantic-release/npm", "@semantic-release/git"],
   "publish": [
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c1e6e4866..3f0b63310 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ deploy:
   script: npx semantic-release
   on:
     node: 12
-    repo: IBM/node-sdk-core
+    branch: main
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2aa5152c..ce4a44b61 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/IBM/node-sdk-core.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/IBM/node-sdk-core)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/IBM/node-sdk-core.svg?branch=main)](https://travis-ci.com/IBM/node-sdk-core)
 [![npm-version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/ibm-cloud-sdk-core.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ibm-cloud-sdk-core)
-[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/IBM/node-sdk-core/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/IBM/node-sdk-core)
+[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/IBM/node-sdk-core/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/IBM/node-sdk-core)
 [![semantic-release](https://img.shields.io/badge/%20%20%F0%9F%93%A6%F0%9F%9A%80-semantic--release-e10079.svg)](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release)
 [![CLA assistant](https://cla-assistant.io/readme/badge/ibm/node-sdk-core)](https://cla-assistant.io/ibm/node-sdk-core)
 
diff --git a/scripts/jsdoc/publish.sh b/scripts/jsdoc/publish.sh
index 04946d896..9a5fb7a22 100755
--- a/scripts/jsdoc/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/jsdoc/publish.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if [ "$TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG" == "IBM/node-sdk-core" ] && [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" ==
 
   pushd gh-pages
     # make a directory named after the branch/tag for the current build, replacing the previous one if present
-    # on tagged builds, $TRAVIS_BRANCH is the tag (e.g. v1.2.3), otherwise it's the branch name (e.g. master)
+    # on tagged builds, $TRAVIS_BRANCH is the tag (e.g. v1.2.3), otherwise it's the branch name (e.g. main)
     rm -rf $TRAVIS_BRANCH
     mkdir $TRAVIS_BRANCH
     cp -Rf ../doc/. ./$TRAVIS_BRANCH