diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/build-validation.yml
index 01b3b97fb5768..f9d04359a80eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-validation.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Snippets 5000
 
 # Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on push or pull request
-# events but only for the master branch
+# events on the main branch only.
 on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
       - "**.sln"
       - "**global.json"
       - "**snippets.5000.json"
-    branches: [ master, main ]
+    branches: [ main ]
 
 env:
   DOTNET_INSTALLER_CHANNEL: 'release/5.0.1xx'
@@ -76,6 +76,3 @@ jobs:
     - name: Report status
       run: |
         ./.github/workflows/dependencies/Out-GithubActionStatus.ps1
-      
-      
-      
diff --git a/.openpublishing.publish.config.json b/.openpublishing.publish.config.json
index 681027a109f72..586ccaa957b23 100644
--- a/.openpublishing.publish.config.json
+++ b/.openpublishing.publish.config.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
       "Publish",
       "Pdf"
     ],
-    "master": [
+    "main": [
       "Publish",
       "Pdf"
     ]
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@
     "name": "docfx_v3"
   },
   "need_generate_intellisense": false
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/docs/csharp/tutorials/generate-consume-asynchronous-stream.md b/docs/csharp/tutorials/generate-consume-asynchronous-stream.md
index c24ca945236ab..e808ce0d283ee 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/tutorials/generate-consume-asynchronous-stream.md
+++ b/docs/csharp/tutorials/generate-consume-asynchronous-stream.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ This tutorial assumes you're familiar with C# and .NET, including either Visual
 
 ## Run the starter application
 
-You can get the code for the starter application used in this tutorial from the [dotnet/docs](https://github.com/dotnet/docs) repository in the [csharp/tutorials/AsyncStreams](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/master/docs/csharp/tutorials/snippets/generate-consume-asynchronous-streams/start) folder.
+You can get the code for the starter application used in this tutorial from the [dotnet/docs](https://github.com/dotnet/docs) repository in the [csharp/tutorials/AsyncStreams](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/main/docs/csharp/tutorials/snippets/generate-consume-asynchronous-streams/start) folder.
 
 The starter application is a console application that uses the [GitHub GraphQL](https://developer.github.com/v4/) interface to retrieve recent issues written in the [dotnet/docs](https://github.com/dotnet/docs) repository. Start by looking at the following code for the starter app `Main` method:
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ You use another extension method, <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.TaskAsyncEnumerab
 
 :::code language="csharp" source="snippets/generate-consume-asynchronous-streams/finished/Program.cs" id="SnippetEnumerateWithCancellation" :::
 
-You can get the code for the finished tutorial from the [dotnet/docs](https://github.com/dotnet/docs) repository in the [csharp/tutorials/AsyncStreams](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/master/docs/csharp/tutorials/snippets/generate-consume-asynchronous-streams/finished) folder.
+You can get the code for the finished tutorial from the [dotnet/docs](https://github.com/dotnet/docs) repository in the [csharp/tutorials/AsyncStreams](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/main/docs/csharp/tutorials/snippets/generate-consume-asynchronous-streams/finished) folder.
 
 ## Run the finished application
 
diff --git a/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/introduction-to-classes.md b/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/introduction-to-classes.md
index 153541e7d40b0..0ee1a947dc586 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/introduction-to-classes.md
+++ b/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/introduction-to-classes.md
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ Run your program to see the results.
 
 ## Next steps
 
-If you got stuck, you can see the source for this tutorial [in our GitHub repo](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/master/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/snippets/introduction-to-classes).
+If you got stuck, you can see the source for this tutorial [in our GitHub repo](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/main/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/snippets/introduction-to-classes).
 
 You can continue with the [object oriented programming](object-oriented-programming.md) tutorial.
 
diff --git a/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/object-oriented-programming.md b/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/object-oriented-programming.md
index 6c4657ddce66d..4031ee88ebf88 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/object-oriented-programming.md
+++ b/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/object-oriented-programming.md
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Run the program, and check the results.
 
 ## Summary
 
-If you got stuck, you can see the source for this tutorial [in our GitHub repo](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/master/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/snippets/object-oriented-programming).
+If you got stuck, you can see the source for this tutorial [in our GitHub repo](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/main/docs/csharp/tutorials/intro-to-csharp/snippets/object-oriented-programming).
 
 This tutorial demonstrated many of the techniques used in Object-Oriented programming:
 
diff --git a/docs/standard/base-types/parsing-datetime.md b/docs/standard/base-types/parsing-datetime.md
index c7ddb66a47a4b..1f9cf6ba7e362 100644
--- a/docs/standard/base-types/parsing-datetime.md
+++ b/docs/standard/base-types/parsing-datetime.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The following example illustrates the use of the <xref:System.DateTime.Parse%2A?
 > All the C# samples in this article run in your browser. Press the **Run** button to see the output. You can also edit them to experiment yourself.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> These examples are available in the GitHub docs repo for both [C#](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/master/samples/snippets/csharp/how-to/conversions) and [Visual Basic](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/master/samples/snippets/visualbasic/how-to/conversions).
+> These examples are available in the GitHub docs repo for both [C#](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/main/samples/snippets/csharp/how-to/conversions) and [Visual Basic](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/main/samples/snippets/visualbasic/how-to/conversions).
 
 [!code-csharp-interactive[Parsing.DateAndTime#1](../../../samples/snippets/csharp/how-to/conversions/StringToDateTime.cs#1)]
 [!code-vb[Parsing.DateAndTime#1](../../../samples/snippets/visualbasic/how-to/conversions/Program.vb#1)]
diff --git a/docs/visual-basic/getting-started/additional-resources.md b/docs/visual-basic/getting-started/additional-resources.md
index 3e4ed460cf5dd..7a0c5282c1371 100644
--- a/docs/visual-basic/getting-started/additional-resources.md
+++ b/docs/visual-basic/getting-started/additional-resources.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The following web sites provide guidance and can help you find answers to common
 
 |URL|Description|
 |----------|----------------|
-|[Visual Basic documentation samples](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/master/samples/snippets/visualbasic)|Contains the samples used throughout the Visual Basic and .NET documentation.|
+|[Visual Basic documentation samples](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/main/samples/snippets/visualbasic)|Contains the samples used throughout the Visual Basic and .NET documentation.|
 |[Samples browser](https://docs.microsoft.com/samples/browse/?languages=vb)|Contains code samples written in Visual Basic|
 
 ### Forums
diff --git a/docs/visual-basic/getting-started/index.md b/docs/visual-basic/getting-started/index.md
index 70b96860391d1..d95cd4eb82d0e 100644
--- a/docs/visual-basic/getting-started/index.md
+++ b/docs/visual-basic/getting-started/index.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Provides download links for Visual Studio versions that come with Visual Basic s
 - [Object-Oriented Programming](../programming-guide/concepts/object-oriented-programming.md)
 Provides links to pages that introduce object-oriented programming and describe how to create your own objects and how to use objects to simplify your coding.
 
-- [Samples](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/master/samples/snippets/visualbasic)
+- [Samples](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/main/samples/snippets/visualbasic)
 Provides links to sample code in Visual Basic.
 
 - [Walkthroughs](../walkthroughs.md)
diff --git a/docs/visual-basic/toc.yml b/docs/visual-basic/toc.yml
index 431f5d399423c..55658333c87c4 100644
--- a/docs/visual-basic/toc.yml
+++ b/docs/visual-basic/toc.yml
@@ -1419,6 +1419,6 @@
   - name: Language Specification
     href: reference/language-specification/
 - name: Sample Applications
-  href: https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/master/samples/snippets/visualbasic
+  href: https://github.com/dotnet/docs/tree/main/samples/snippets/visualbasic
 - name: Walkthroughs
   href: walkthroughs.md