diff --git a/merge_helpers.sh b/merge_helpers.sh
index da56916b80..acb73ae955 100755
--- a/merge_helpers.sh
+++ b/merge_helpers.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require_clean_git() {
 }
 
 upstream_latest_tag() {
-    git describe --abbrev=0 upstream/master --tags
+    git describe --abbrev=0 upstream/main --tags
 }
 upstream_previous_tag() {
     #git describe --abbrev=0 `upstream_latest_tag`~1 --tags