diff --git a/.ci/deploy-docs.sh b/.ci/deploy-docs.sh
index a8efb2a07..b644dfe14 100755
--- a/.ci/deploy-docs.sh
+++ b/.ci/deploy-docs.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ cp ../build/docs/html/* .
 #cp ../build/docs/CNAME .
 
 git init
+git branch -m main
 git config user.name "Travis CI"
 git config user.email "travis@harfbuzz.org"
 set +x