diff --git a/config.js.tmpl b/config.js.tmpl
index 5bd8d10..8340d91 100644
--- a/config.js.tmpl
+++ b/config.js.tmpl
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module.exports = {
   unicodeEmoji: false,
   assignees: ["decentral1se", "calix"],
   labels: ["renovate", "dependencies", "automated"],
+  baseBranches: ["master", "main"],
   "docker-compose": {
     fileMatch: "(^|/)compose[^/]*\.ya?ml$",
   },