diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/jestChangedFiles.test.ts b/e2e/__tests__/jestChangedFiles.test.ts
index 0cab7aa45340..bbc75f5ab44c 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/jestChangedFiles.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/jestChangedFiles.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import {tmpdir} from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import {wrap} from 'jest-snapshot-serializer-raw';
-import slash from 'slash';
+import semver = require('semver');
+import slash = require('slash');
 import {findRepos, getChangedFilesForRoots} from 'jest-changed-files';
 import {cleanup, run, testIfHg, writeFiles} from '../Utils';
 import runJest from '../runJest';
@@ -18,6 +19,23 @@ const DIR = path.resolve(tmpdir(), 'jest-changed-files-test-dir');
 const GIT = 'git -c user.name=jest_test -c user.email=jest_test@test.com';
 const HG = 'hg --config ui.username=jest_test';
 
+const gitVersionSupportsInitialBranch = (() => {
+  const {stdout} = run(`${GIT} --version`);
+  const gitVersion = stdout.split(' ').slice(-1)[0];
+
+  return semver.gte(gitVersion, '2.28.0');
+})();
+
+const mainBranchName = gitVersionSupportsInitialBranch ? 'main' : 'master';
+
+function gitInit(dir: string) {
+  const initCommand = gitVersionSupportsInitialBranch
+    ? `${GIT} init --initial-branch=${mainBranchName}`
+    : `${GIT} init`;
+
+  run(initCommand, dir);
+}
+
 beforeEach(() => cleanup(DIR));
 afterEach(() => cleanup(DIR));
 
@@ -70,8 +88,8 @@ test('gets git SCM roots and dedupes them', async () => {
     'second-repo/nested-dir/second-nested-dir/file3.txt': 'file3',
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, path.resolve(DIR, 'first-repo'));
-  run(`${GIT} init`, path.resolve(DIR, 'second-repo'));
+  gitInit(path.resolve(DIR, 'first-repo'));
+  gitInit(path.resolve(DIR, 'second-repo'));
 
   const roots = [
     '',
@@ -108,7 +126,7 @@ testIfHg('gets mixed git and hg SCM roots and dedupes them', async () => {
     'second-repo/nested-dir/second-nested-dir/file3.txt': 'file3',
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, path.resolve(DIR, 'first-repo'));
+  gitInit(path.resolve(DIR, 'first-repo'));
   run(`${HG} init`, path.resolve(DIR, 'second-repo'));
 
   const roots = [
@@ -142,7 +160,7 @@ test('gets changed files for git', async () => {
     'nested-dir/second-nested-dir/file3.txt': 'file3',
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  gitInit(DIR);
 
   const roots = [
     '',
@@ -235,9 +253,9 @@ test('gets changed files for git', async () => {
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "test5"`, DIR);
 
   ({changedFiles: files} = await getChangedFilesForRoots(roots, {
-    changedSince: 'master',
+    changedSince: mainBranchName,
   }));
-  // Returns files from this branch but not ones that only exist on master
+  // Returns files from this branch but not ones that only exist on mainBranchName
   expect(
     Array.from(files)
       .map(filePath => path.basename(filePath))
@@ -252,7 +270,7 @@ test('monitors only root paths for git', async () => {
     'nested-dir/second-nested-dir/file3.txt': 'file3',
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  gitInit(DIR);
 
   const roots = [path.resolve(DIR, 'nested-dir')];
 
@@ -267,11 +285,9 @@ test('monitors only root paths for git', async () => {
 it('does not find changes in files with no diff, for git', async () => {
   const roots = [path.resolve(DIR)];
 
-  // create an empty file, commit it to "master"
-  writeFiles(DIR, {
-    'file1.txt': '',
-  });
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  // create an empty file, commit it to "mainBranchName"
+  writeFiles(DIR, {'file1.txt': ''});
+  gitInit(DIR);
   run(`${GIT} add file1.txt`, DIR);
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "initial"`, DIR);
 
@@ -315,7 +331,7 @@ test('handles a bad revision for "changedSince", for git', async () => {
     'package.json': '{}',
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  gitInit(DIR);
   run(`${GIT} add .`, DIR);
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "first"`, DIR);
 
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/onlyChanged.test.ts b/e2e/__tests__/onlyChanged.test.ts
index 6690bf528047..d237754f5c5d 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/onlyChanged.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/onlyChanged.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import {tmpdir} from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
+import semver = require('semver');
 import {cleanup, run, testIfHg, writeFiles} from '../Utils';
 import runJest from '../runJest';
 
@@ -14,6 +15,23 @@ const DIR = path.resolve(tmpdir(), 'jest_only_changed');
 const GIT = 'git -c user.name=jest_test -c user.email=jest_test@test.com';
 const HG = 'hg --config ui.username=jest_test';
 
+const gitVersionSupportsInitialBranch = (() => {
+  const {stdout} = run(`${GIT} --version`);
+  const gitVersion = stdout.split(' ').slice(-1)[0];
+
+  return semver.gte(gitVersion, '2.28.0');
+})();
+
+const mainBranchName = gitVersionSupportsInitialBranch ? 'main' : 'master';
+
+function gitInit(dir: string) {
+  const initCommand = gitVersionSupportsInitialBranch
+    ? `${GIT} init --initial-branch=${mainBranchName}`
+    : `${GIT} init`;
+
+  run(initCommand, dir);
+}
+
 beforeEach(() => cleanup(DIR));
 afterEach(() => cleanup(DIR));
 
@@ -25,7 +43,7 @@ test('run for "onlyChanged" and "changedSince"', () => {
     'package.json': '{}',
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  gitInit(DIR);
   run(`${GIT} add .`, DIR);
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "first"`, DIR);
 
@@ -34,9 +52,9 @@ test('run for "onlyChanged" and "changedSince"', () => {
     /No tests found related to files changed since last commit./,
   );
 
-  stdout = runJest(DIR, ['--changedSince=master']).stdout;
+  stdout = runJest(DIR, [`--changedSince=${mainBranchName}`]).stdout;
   expect(stdout).toMatch(
-    /No tests found related to files changed since "master"./,
+    `No tests found related to files changed since "${mainBranchName}".`,
   );
 });
 
@@ -53,7 +71,7 @@ test('run only changed files', () => {
   ({stdout} = runJest(DIR, ['-o']));
   expect(stdout).toMatch(/Jest can only find uncommitted changed files/);
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  gitInit(DIR);
   run(`${GIT} add .`, DIR);
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "first"`, DIR);
 
@@ -114,7 +132,7 @@ test('report test coverage for only changed files', () => {
     }),
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  gitInit(DIR);
   run(`${GIT} add .`, DIR);
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "first"`, DIR);
 
@@ -153,7 +171,7 @@ test('report test coverage of source on test file change under only changed file
     }),
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  gitInit(DIR);
   run(`${GIT} add .`, DIR);
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "first"`, DIR);
 
@@ -177,7 +195,7 @@ test('do not pickup non-tested files when reporting coverage on only changed fil
     'package.json': JSON.stringify({name: 'original name'}),
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  gitInit(DIR);
   run(`${GIT} add .`, DIR);
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "first"`, DIR);
 
@@ -204,7 +222,7 @@ test('collect test coverage when using onlyChanged', () => {
     }),
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  gitInit(DIR);
   run(`${GIT} add .`, DIR);
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "first"`, DIR);
   run(`${GIT} checkout -b new-branch`, DIR);
@@ -233,7 +251,7 @@ test('onlyChanged in config is overwritten by --all or testPathPattern', () => {
   ({stdout} = runJest(DIR));
   expect(stdout).toMatch(/Jest can only find uncommitted changed files/);
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, DIR);
+  gitInit(DIR);
   run(`${GIT} add .`, DIR);
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "first"`, DIR);
 
@@ -351,7 +369,7 @@ test('path on Windows is case-insensitive', () => {
     'package.json': '{}',
   });
 
-  run(`${GIT} init`, modifiedDIR);
+  gitInit(modifiedDIR);
   run(`${GIT} add .`, modifiedDIR);
   run(`${GIT} commit --no-gpg-sign -m "first"`, modifiedDIR);