diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/benchmark/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/benchmark/package.py
index c75f54278c..ceab95db30 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/benchmark/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/benchmark/package.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Benchmark(CMakePackage):
 
     # first properly installed CMake config packages in
     # 1.2.0 release: https://github.com/google/benchmark/issues/363
-    version("develop", branch="master")
+    version("main", branch="main")
     version("1.6.0", sha256="1f71c72ce08d2c1310011ea6436b31e39ccab8c2db94186d26657d41747c85d6")
     version("1.5.5", sha256="3bff5f237c317ddfd8d5a9b96b3eede7c0802e799db520d38ce756a2a46a18a0")
     version("1.5.4", sha256="e3adf8c98bb38a198822725c0fc6c0ae4711f16fbbf6aeb311d5ad11e5a081b5")