diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d33ed7f..ff8bfab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Gorilla WebSocket is a [Go](http://golang.org/) implementation of the
 ### Documentation
 
 * [API Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/gorilla/websocket?tab=doc)
-* [Chat example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/master/examples/chat)
-* [Command example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/master/examples/command)
-* [Client and server example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/master/examples/echo)
-* [File watch example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/master/examples/filewatch)
+* [Chat example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/main/examples/chat)
+* [Command example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/main/examples/command)
+* [Client and server example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/main/examples/echo)
+* [File watch example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/main/examples/filewatch)
 
 ### Status
 
@@ -29,5 +29,4 @@ package API is stable.
 
 The Gorilla WebSocket package passes the server tests in the [Autobahn Test
 Suite](https://github.com/crossbario/autobahn-testsuite) using the application in the [examples/autobahn
-subdirectory](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/master/examples/autobahn).
-
+subdirectory](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/main/examples/autobahn).
diff --git a/examples/chat/README.md b/examples/chat/README.md
index 7baf3e3..f8aecba 100644
--- a/examples/chat/README.md
+++ b/examples/chat/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ sends them to the hub.
 ### Hub 
 
 The code for the `Hub` type is in
-[hub.go](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/blob/master/examples/chat/hub.go). 
+[hub.go](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/blob/main/examples/chat/hub.go).
 The application's `main` function starts the hub's `run` method as a goroutine.
 Clients send requests to the hub using the `register`, `unregister` and
 `broadcast` channels.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ unregisters the client and closes the websocket.
 
 ### Client
 
-The code for the `Client` type is in [client.go](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/blob/master/examples/chat/client.go).
+The code for the `Client` type is in [client.go](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/blob/main/examples/chat/client.go).
 
 The `serveWs` function is registered by the application's `main` function as
 an HTTP handler. The handler upgrades the HTTP connection to the WebSocket
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ network.
 
 ## Frontend
 
-The frontend code is in [home.html](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/blob/master/examples/chat/home.html).
+The frontend code is in [home.html](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/blob/main/examples/chat/home.html).
 
 On document load, the script checks for websocket functionality in the browser.
 If websocket functionality is available, then the script opens a connection to