diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8f90f796..dc8c6e77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ on:
       - synchronize
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - $default-branch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml b/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
index feb94f8e..acdeba94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ on:
       - edited
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - $default-branch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml b/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
index e1fea79c..96758cfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - $default-branch
     paths:
       - .devcontainer/Dockerfile
       - .devcontainer/Dockerfile.dockerignore
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/ci.yml.jinja b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/ci.yml.jinja
index ed5f4d90..bd9358c4 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/ci.yml.jinja	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/ci.yml.jinja	
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ on:
       - synchronize
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - $default-branch
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml
index feb94f8e..acdeba94 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml	
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ on:
       - edited
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - $default-branch
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/devcontainer.yml.jinja b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/devcontainer.yml.jinja
index 79818440..f41949fd 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/devcontainer.yml.jinja	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_host_type == 'github.com' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/devcontainer.yml.jinja	
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - $default-branch
     paths:
       - .devcontainer/Dockerfile
       - .devcontainer/Dockerfile.dockerignore