diff --git a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/git_helper.rb b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/git_helper.rb
index 840b14bfc..662f16d8d 100644
--- a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/git_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/git_helper.rb
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ module Helper
     # Helper methods to execute git-related operations
     #
     module GitHelper
-      # Fallback default branch of the client repository. It's currently set to 'develop' for
-      # backwards compatibility.
-      # TODO: Set to 'trunk' for the next major release.
-      DEFAULT_GIT_BRANCH = 'develop'.freeze
+      # Fallback default branch of the client repository.
+      DEFAULT_GIT_BRANCH = 'trunk'.freeze
 
       # Checks if the given path, or current directory if no path is given, is
       # inside a Git repository