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 It is often the case when this compiler plugin needs to be released for a newly released Scala version. For this the process is the following:
 
 1. Checkout the version that is to be back-released, which would be
-  * master, if no features or bug fixes were merged to master since the latest release. In this case create a tag recording you released from this commit, e.g. `git tag v0.16_2.12.13; git push --tags`.
-  * tag, if the master has unreleased features or bug fixes. In this case you will need to cherry pick the commit that adds support for the new Scala version.
+  * `main`, if no features or bug fixes were merged to the main branch since the latest release. In this case create a tag recording you released from this commit, e.g. `git tag v0.16_2.12.13; git push --tags`.
+  * tag, if the main branch has unreleased features or bug fixes. In this case you will need to cherry pick the commit that adds support for the new Scala version.
 1. Create a file `version.sbt` containing `version in ThisBuild := "0.16"` which sets the version to be back-released. This will override the automatic version derivation from the git history. Alternatively you can `set version in ThisBuild := ...` in the command line.
 1. Publish the release by running `SONATYPE_USERNAME=xxx SONATYPE_PASSWORD=xxx sbt clean ++2.12.15 publishSigned sonatypeBundleRelease` (with the appropriate credentials and scala version). You will need Sonatype OSS repository rights to publish under `com.typesafe` organisation.