diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 897719b..c13461c 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "PkgTemplates"
 uuid = "14b8a8f1-9102-5b29-a752-f990bacb7fe1"
 authors = ["Chris de Graaf", "Invenia Technical Computing Corporation"]
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.7.5"
 
 [deps]
 Dates = "ade2ca70-3891-5945-98fb-dc099432e06a"
diff --git a/src/PkgTemplates.jl b/src/PkgTemplates.jl
index 1121287..bf6bfad 100644
--- a/src/PkgTemplates.jl
+++ b/src/PkgTemplates.jl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using Base: active_project, contractuser
 
 using Dates: month, today, year
 using InteractiveUtils: subtypes
-using LibGit2: LibGit2, GitConfig, GitRemote, GitRepo
+using LibGit2: LibGit2, GitConfig, GitReference, GitRemote, GitRepo, delete_branch
 using Pkg: Pkg, TOML, PackageSpec
 using REPL.TerminalMenus: MultiSelectMenu, RadioMenu, request
 using UUIDs: uuid4
diff --git a/src/plugins/git.jl b/src/plugins/git.jl
index a91003d..b45c1ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git.jl
+++ b/src/plugins/git.jl
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         ignore=String[],
         name=nothing,
         email=nothing,
+        branch=nothing,
         ssh=false,
         jl=true,
         manifest=false,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ Creates a Git repository and a `.gitignore` file.
   See also: [`gitignore`](@ref).
 - `name::AbstractString`: Your real name, if you have not set `user.name` with Git.
 - `email::AbstractString`: Your email address, if you have not set `user.email` with Git.
+- `branch::AbstractString`: The desired name of the repository's default branch.
 - `ssh::Bool`: Whether or not to use SSH for the remote.
   If left unset, HTTPS is used.
 - `jl::Bool`: Whether or not to add a `.jl` suffix to the remote URL.
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ Creates a Git repository and a `.gitignore` file.
     ignore::Vector{String} = String[]
     name::Union{String, Nothing} = nothing
     email::Union{String, Nothing} = nothing
+    branch::Union{String, Nothing} = nothing
     ssh::Bool = false
     jl::Bool = true
     manifest::Bool = false
@@ -73,9 +76,15 @@ function prehook(p::Git, t::Template, pkg_dir::AbstractString)
         else
             "https://$(t.host)/$(t.user)/$pkg$suffix"
         end
+        default = LibGit2.branch(repo)
+        branch = something(p.branch, default)
+        if branch != default
+            LibGit2.branch!(repo, branch)
+            delete_branch(GitReference(repo, "refs/heads/$default"))
+        end
         LibGit2.with(GitRemote(repo, "origin", url)) do remote
-            LibGit2.add_fetch!(repo, remote, "refs/heads/master")
-            LibGit2.add_push!(repo, remote, "refs/heads/master")
+            LibGit2.add_fetch!(repo, remote, "refs/heads/$branch")
+            LibGit2.add_push!(repo, remote, "refs/heads/$branch")
         end
     end
 end
diff --git a/test/git.jl b/test/git.jl
index 5878956..b580520 100644
--- a/test/git.jl
+++ b/test/git.jl
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@
         end
     end
 
+    @testset "With custom default branch" begin
+        t = tpl(; plugins=[Git(; branch="main")])
+        with_pkg(t) do pkg
+            LibGit2.with(GitRepo(joinpath(t.dir, pkg))) do repo
+                @test LibGit2.branch(repo) == "main"
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
     @testset "Adds version to commit message" begin
         # We're careful to avoid a Pkg.update as it triggers Cassette#130.
         t = tpl(; plugins=[Git(), !Tests])
diff --git a/test/show.jl b/test/show.jl
index 207d37a..8bcaa97 100644
--- a/test/show.jl
+++ b/test/show.jl
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ end
                   ignore: String[]
                   name: nothing
                   email: nothing
+                  branch: nothing
                   ssh: false
                   jl: true
                   manifest: false