diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14bbaee..b029ffa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 1.28.1
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Not only the 'master' prefix but also the 'main' prefix is now stripped when deriving the version identifier.
+
 ## 1.28.0
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b3944f6..e2bf6dc 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ plugins {
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlinx.binary-compatibility-validator") version "0.13.2"
 }
 
-val baseVersion = "1.28.0"
+val baseVersion = "1.28.1"
 
 group = "de.itemis.mps"
 
diff --git a/git-based-versioning/src/main/groovy/de/itemis/mps/gradle/GitBasedVersioning.groovy b/git-based-versioning/src/main/groovy/de/itemis/mps/gradle/GitBasedVersioning.groovy
index 7555e5e..c00c45c 100644
--- a/git-based-versioning/src/main/groovy/de/itemis/mps/gradle/GitBasedVersioning.groovy
+++ b/git-based-versioning/src/main/groovy/de/itemis/mps/gradle/GitBasedVersioning.groovy
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class GitBasedVersioning {
     static String getVersion(String branch, String major, String minor, String bugfix = "", int count) {
         def hash = getGitShortCommitHash()
         def baseVersion = bugfix.isEmpty() ? "$major.$minor.$count.$hash" : "$major.$minor.$bugfix.$count.$hash"
-        if (branch == 'master' || branch == 'HEAD' /*this happens in detached head situations*/) {
+        if (branch == 'master' || branch == 'main' || branch == 'HEAD' /*this happens in detached head situations*/) {
             return baseVersion
         }