-4. When your fork is ready, through Github, Create a Pull Request against `arvados:master`
-5. Notify the core team through the [Arvados development
-channel](https://gitter.im/arvados/development) (or other means, such as email) about your pull request.
-6. A member of the core team will review the pull request. They may have questions or comments, or request changes.
-7. When the contribution is ready, a member of the core team will
-merge the pull request into the master branch, which will
+4. Add yourself to the [AUTHORS](AUTHORS) file
+5. When your fork is ready, through Github, Create a Pull Request against `arvados:main`
+6. Notify the core team about your pull request through the [Arvados development
+channel](https://gitter.im/arvados/development) or by other means.
+7. A member of the core team will review the pull request. They may have questions or comments, or request changes.
+8. When the contribution is ready, a member of the core team will
+merge the pull request into the main branch, which will