diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py
index b901ab5..3b5ae2f 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class ReleaseDownload(Source):
 
 
 class GitClone(Source):
-    base_git_ref = "master"
+    base_git_ref = "main"
     force_full_clone = False
 
     @property
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py
index 7a00d06..a7688c2 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class Libzim(Dependency):
     class Source(GitClone):
         git_remote = "https://github.com/openzim/libzim.git"
         git_dir = "libzim"
-        base_git_ref = "main"
 
     class Builder(MesonBuilder):
         test_option = "-t 8"
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/zim_tools.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/zim_tools.py
index 97c626d..4c67504 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/zim_tools.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/zim_tools.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class ZimTools(Dependency):
     class Source(GitClone):
         git_remote = "https://github.com/openzim/zim-tools.git"
         git_dir = "zim-tools"
-        base_git_ref = "main"
 
     class Builder(MesonBuilder):
         @classmethod