diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index accc98b221e..6ba33171966 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ repos:
     - id: trailing-whitespace
     - id: end-of-file-fixer
     - id: no-commit-to-branch
+      args: [--branch, main]
     - id: check-shebang-scripts-are-executable
     - id: check-executables-have-shebangs
     - id: check-yaml