diff --git a/git/hooks/prepare-forward-merge b/git/hooks/prepare-forward-merge
index 39806b1540..20554c504a 100755
--- a/git/hooks/prepare-forward-merge
+++ b/git/hooks/prepare-forward-merge
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require 'net/http'
 require 'yaml'
 require 'logger'
 
-$main_branch = "6.0.x"
+$main_branch = "6.1.x"
 
 $log = Logger.new(STDOUT)
 $log.level = Logger::WARN