diff --git a/.git-templates/HEAD b/.git-templates/HEAD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b870d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-templates/HEAD
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ref: refs/heads/main
diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 058ade4..2517fe8 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -81,3 +81,6 @@
 	rebase = false
 [credential]
 	helper = store
+[init]
+	defaultBranch = main
+	templateDir = ~/.git-templates