diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml b/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
index 7e91c8fd007284..8a3daa705883f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - main
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 8765d2d8d5cae5..139ecf7c71fbb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - main
       - canary
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml b/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml
index 5b36a358c61533..50d729aab55930 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           # See https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/pull/486
           fetch-depth: 0
           # A personal token is required because pushing with GITHUB_TOKEN will
-          # prevent commits from running CI after they land on master. It needs
+          # prevent commits from running CI after they land. It needs
           # to be set here because `checkout` configures GitHub authentication
           # for push as well.
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_USER_TOKEN }}
@@ -63,15 +63,13 @@ jobs:
           owner: ${{ env.OWNER }}
           repo: ${{ env.REPOSITORY }}
           # Commit queue is only enabled for the default branch on the repository
-          # TODO(mmarchini): get the default branch programmatically instead of
-          # assuming `master`
-          base_ref: "master"
+          base_ref: ${{ github.repository.default_branch }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Configure node-core-utils
         run: |
-          ncu-config set branch master
+          ncu-config set branch ${{ github.repository.default_branch }}
           ncu-config set upstream origin
           ncu-config set username "${{ secrets.GH_USER_NAME }}"
           ncu-config set token "${{ secrets.GH_USER_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index 06bf14ccc207a7..89371bcb556943 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - main
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/misc.yml b/.github/workflows/misc.yml
index 108511ba78c28b..b8f403fd7d6a36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/misc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/misc.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - main
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notify-force-push.yml b/.github/workflows/notify-force-push.yml
index 079141bba2a8d8..e3bdc0353c60fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notify-force-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notify-force-push.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - main
 
 name: Notify on Force Push
 jobs:
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         SLACK_ICON: https://github.com/nodejs.png?size=48
         SLACK_TITLE: '${{ github.actor }} force-pushed to ${{ github.ref }}'
         SLACK_MESSAGE: |
-          A commit was force-pushed to <https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/tree/master|${{ github.repository }}@master> by <https://github.com/${{ github.actor }}|${{ github.actor }}>
+          A commit was force-pushed to <https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/tree/${{ github.repository.default_branch }}|${{ github.repository }}@${{ github.repository.default_branch }}> by <https://github.com/${{ github.actor }}|${{ github.actor }}>
 
           Before: <https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/commit/${{ github.event.before }}|${{ github.event.before }}>
           After: <https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/commit/${{ github.event.after }}|${{ github.event.after }}>
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-asan.yml b/.github/workflows/test-asan.yml
index b66e41273f4a30..7b0c135f0a08c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-asan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-asan.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - main
       - canary
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
index 41f86d85a48855..651152f8cfe678 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - main
       - canary
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
index 7021ada45ade4d..20fdd7f98764f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - main
       - canary
       - v[0-9]+.x-staging
       - v[0-9]+.x