diff --git a/.changeset/stale-comics-press.md b/.changeset/stale-comics-press.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3adc91a7e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stale-comics-press.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/plugin-commands-publishing": patch
+---
+
+add 'main' to default publish branch
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/src/publish.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/src/publish.ts
index 3746237f7a..24ae3618ec 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/src/publish.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/src/publish.ts
@@ -102,18 +102,18 @@ export async function handler (
         hint: GIT_CHECKS_HINT,
       })
     }
-    const branch = opts.publishBranch ?? 'master'
+    const branches = opts.publishBranch ? [opts.publishBranch] : ['master', 'main']
     const currentBranch = await getCurrentBranch()
-    if (currentBranch !== branch) {
+    if (!branches.includes(currentBranch)) {
       const { confirm } = await prompt({
-        message: `You're on branch "${currentBranch}" but your "publish-branch" is set to "${branch}". \
+        message: `You're on branch "${currentBranch}" but your "publish-branch" is set to "${branches.join('|')}". \
 Do you want to continue?`,
         name: 'confirm',
         type: 'confirm',
       } as any) as any // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 
       if (!confirm) {
-        throw new PnpmError('GIT_NOT_CORRECT_BRANCH', `Branch is not on '${branch}'.`, {
+        throw new PnpmError('GIT_NOT_CORRECT_BRANCH', `Branch is not on '${branches.join('|')}'.`, {
           hint: GIT_CHECKS_HINT,
         })
       }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/test/gitChecks.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/test/gitChecks.ts
index 5459b00ab3..598e604d73 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/test/gitChecks.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/test/gitChecks.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const CREDENTIALS = [
   `--//localhost:${REGISTRY_MOCK_PORT}/:email=foo@bar.net`,
 ]
 
-test('publish: fails git check if branch is not on master', async () => {
+test('publish: fails git check if branch is not on master or main', async () => {
   prepare({
     name: 'test-publish-package.json',
     version: '0.0.0',
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test('publish: fails git check if branch is not on master', async () => {
       dir: process.cwd(),
     }, [])
   ).rejects.toThrow(
-    new PnpmError('GIT_NOT_CORRECT_BRANCH', "Branch is not on 'master'.")
+    new PnpmError('GIT_NOT_CORRECT_BRANCH', "Branch is not on 'master|main'.")
   )
 })