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 ### Step 6: Pull Request
 
-Open a Pull Request from your fork of the repository to the `dev` branch of the IF repository with a clear title and description according to [template](.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md).
+Open a Pull Request from your fork of the repository to the `main` branch of the IF repository with a clear title and description according to [template](.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md).
 
 Pull requests will not be reviewed unless they pass all CI. This includes a lint check and running our unit tests.