diff --git a/dev-tools/release/prepare_rc.sh b/dev-tools/release/prepare_rc.sh
index 90ed0f9365af..04421d19c1eb 100755
--- a/dev-tools/release/prepare_rc.sh
+++ b/dev-tools/release/prepare_rc.sh
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ git clone --single-branch --branch support/${VERSION_MM} git@github.com:apache/g
 git clone --single-branch --branch develop git@github.com:apache/geode-native.git geode-native-develop
 git clone --single-branch --branch support/${VERSION_MM} git@github.com:apache/geode-benchmarks.git
 git clone --single-branch --branch develop git@github.com:apache/geode-benchmarks.git geode-benchmarks-develop
-git clone --single-branch --branch master git@github.com:Homebrew/homebrew-core.git
+git clone --single-branch --branch main git@github.com:Homebrew/homebrew-core.git
 
 svn checkout https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist --depth empty
 svn update --set-depth immediates --parents dist/release/geode