diff --git a/files/gitea/docker-compose.template.yml b/files/gitea/docker-compose.template.yml
index 6f24544..0120c1f 100644
--- a/files/gitea/docker-compose.template.yml
+++ b/files/gitea/docker-compose.template.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ services:
       - "USER_GID={{ owner_create_result.group }}"
       - "GITEA__server__SSH_PORT=2222"
 
+      # Ветка по умолчанию в новых репозиториях (у Gitea по умолчанию main)
+      - "GITEA__repository__DEFAULT_BRANCH=master"
+
       # Mailer
       - "GITEA__mailer__ENABLED=true"
       - "GITEA__mailer__PROTOCOL=smtp+starttls"