diff --git a/scripts/make-release.py b/scripts/make-release.py
index 304bafd93..7d7c9cb51 100644
--- a/scripts/make-release.py
+++ b/scripts/make-release.py
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def make_release(version):
     if proc.returncode != 0:
         for line in proc.stdout:
             print(line.rstrip())
-        raise Exception("could not commit checkout master " + RELEASE_VERSION_WITH_V)
+        raise Exception("could not commit checkout main " + RELEASE_VERSION_WITH_V)
 
     if not(already_released):
         proc = subprocess.Popen(['gh','pr', "merge", "--auto", pr_number, "--merge", "--delete-branch"], stdout = subprocess.PIPE, cwd = temp_dir.name)
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ def make_release(version):
     # wait for bors to merge PR
     while not(already_released):
 
-        print("git pull origin master...")
-        proc = subprocess.Popen(['git','pull', "origin", "master", "--depth", "1"], stdout = subprocess.PIPE, cwd = temp_dir.name)
+        print("git pull origin main...")
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(['git','pull', "origin", "main", "--depth", "1"], stdout = subprocess.PIPE, cwd = temp_dir.name)
         proc.wait()
         if proc.returncode != 0:
             for line in proc.stdout:
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def make_release(version):
                 current_commit = line
                 break
         else: 
-            raise Exception("could not git log master")
+            raise Exception("could not git log main")
 
         if current_commit == "":
             raise Exception("could not get current info")