diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 41fce7534..27f6ab01e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Change Log
 
-## Unreleased
+## 2024-11-25 - CLI 0.13.10
 
+- fix: modus new rename branch to main if not [#613](https://github.com/hypermodeinc/modus/pull/613)
 - fix: use git commit with double quotes for Windows [#612](https://github.com/hypermodeinc/modus/pull/612)
 
 ## 2024-11-23 - Runtime 0.14.0
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/new/index.ts b/cli/src/commands/new/index.ts
index cc4362423..fa8175264 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/new/index.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/new/index.ts
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export default class NewCommand extends BaseCommand {
       }
 
       if (createGitRepo) {
-        await execFile("git", ["init"], execOpts);
+        await execFile("git", ["init", "-b", "main"], execOpts);
         await execFile("git", ["add", "."], execOpts);
         await execFile("git", ["commit", "-m", `"Initial Commit"`], execOpts);
       }