diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce4d28c..59122b3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ This will take you to a project setup asking for:
 - `package_command` - This will configure poetry to allow calling the package, `package_name/console:entry_point`, via this command. Generally, this would be the same value as `package_name`
 - `author_name` - The author of the package
 - `author_email` - The email for the author
-- `git_branch` - The branch to utilize when performing `git init -b <branch>`
+- `git_branch` - The branch to utilize when performing `git init -b <branch>` and package building
 - `github_repo_name` - For documentation, such as URLs to the issue tracker
 - `github_user_name` - For documentation, such as URLs to the issue tracker
 - `python_version`- The Python version that should be defined in `pyproject.toml`
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/pyproject.toml
index 3d9a1e3..d927847 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ sphinx-autobuild = "*"
 
 [tool.semantic_release]
 version_variable = "pyproject.toml:version"
-branch = "master"
+branch = "{{cookiecutter.git_branch}}"
 build_command = "pip install poetry && poetry build"
 dist_path = "dist/"
 upload_to_pypi = false