diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 461c9ad..9ffef18 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +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>`
 - `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.json b/cookiecutter.json
index ff2098d..0e1b780 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "author_email": "author@website.com",
   "author_name": "Project Author",
 
+  "git_branch": "main",
   "github_repo_user": "",
   "github_repo_name": "",
 
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.sh b/hooks/post_gen_project.sh
index 6248a7c..f76fa35 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.sh
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-poetry install && git init && poetry run pre-commit install
+poetry install && git init -b {{cookiecutter.git_branch}} && poetry run pre-commit install