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 ## Security
 
-The reporting process and disclosure communications are outlined [here](https://github.com/opencontainers/org/blob/master/SECURITY.md).
+The reporting process and disclosure communications are outlined [here](https://github.com/opencontainers/org/blob/main/SECURITY.md).
 
 ### Security Audit
-A third party security audit was performed by Cure53, you can see the full report [here](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/blob/master/docs/Security-Audit.pdf).
+A third party security audit was performed by Cure53, you can see the full report [here](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/blob/main/docs/Security-Audit.pdf).
 
 ## Building