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 # Pull Requests
 
 ## TL;DR;
-- **Target Branch**: `main`
+- **Target Branch**: `master`
 - **Merge Policy**: [`bors`][bors] is always right (→ `bors try`)
 - **Docs**: every changeset is expected to contain doc updates
 - **Commit Msg**: be a poet! Comprehensive and explanatory commit messages