Rename default branch

.github/workflows/docs.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: build docs
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - 'master'
+      - 'main'
       - 'release/*'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       DISPLAY: ':99.0'
       OS: ${{ matrix.os }}
-      UPLOAD_TO_GHPAGES: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.10' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+      UPLOAD_TO_GHPAGES: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.10' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/[email protected]
       with:

.github/workflows/pytest.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Run mypy and pytest
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - 'master'
+      - 'main'
       - 'release/*'
       - 'staging'
       - 'trying'

README.rst

@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ This repository contains QCoDeS instrument drivers developed by members of the Q
 These drivers are not supported by the QCoDeS developers but instead supported on a best effort basis
 by the developers of the individual drivers.
 
+Default branch is now main
+##########################
+
+The default branch in qcodes_contrib_drivers has been remamed to main.
+If you are working with a local clone of qcodes_contrib_drivers you should update it as follows.
+
+* Run ``git fetch origin`` and ``git checkout main``
+* Run ``git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main`` to update your HEAD reference.
+
 Getting started
 ###############