diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-dotnet-google.yml b/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-dotnet-google.yml
index b5eb5a34..d32c3920 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-dotnet-google.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-dotnet-google.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy-dev:
     name: Deploy Dev
-    # Required these jobs to be successful before running this job.
-    # Any of these can be commented out if you want to deploy anyway.
+    # Require all jobs below to be successful before running this job.
+    # Any of these can be commented out or removed if you want to deploy anyway.
     needs:
       - unit-tests
       - integration-tests
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: dev
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: test
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: prod
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-dotnet.yml
index 3bc934b0..a47e5026 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-dotnet.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy-dev:
     name: Deploy Dev
-    # Required these jobs to be successful before running this job.
-    # Any of these can be commented out if you want to deploy anyway.
+    # Require all jobs below to be successful before running this job.
+    # Any of these can be commented out or removed if you want to deploy anyway.
     needs:
       - unit-tests
       - integration-tests
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: dev
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: test
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: prod
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-go-google.yml b/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-go-google.yml
index 5aa3d39d..9655567d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-go-google.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-go-google.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy-dev:
     name: Deploy Dev
-    # Required these jobs to be successful before running this job.
-    # Any of these can be commented out if you want to deploy anyway.
+    # Require all jobs below to be successful before running this job.
+    # Any of these can be commented out or removed if you want to deploy anyway.
     needs:
       - build-scan
       - analyze
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: dev
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: test
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: prod
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-go.yml b/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-go.yml
index a31b3adb..a47e754b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-build-deploy-go.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy-dev:
     name: Deploy Dev
-    # Required these jobs to be successful before running this job.
-    # Any of these can be commented out if you want to deploy anyway.
+    # Require all jobs below to be successful before running this job.
+    # Any of these can be commented out or removed if you want to deploy anyway.
     needs:
       - build-scan
       - analyze
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: dev
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: test
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     environment: prod
-    # Only on push to trunk
+    # Only on push to $default-branch
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/trunk'
     steps:
       - uses: 3lvia/core-github-actions-templates/deploy@trunk
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-starter-workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/update-starter-workflows.yml
index 3e2dcc49..2764e6ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-starter-workflows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-starter-workflows.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             sed -i "s/  SYSTEM_NAME: 'core'/  SYSTEM_NAME: '<your system name here>'/g" "$new_workflow_path"
             sed -i "s/  HELM_VALUES_PATH: '.*'/  HELM_VALUES_PATH: '.github\/deploy\/values.yml'/g" "$new_workflow_path"
             sed -i "s/  PROJECT_FILE: '.*'/  PROJECT_FILE: '<your project file path here>'/g" "$new_workflow_path"
+            sed -i "s/refs\/heads\/trunk/$default-branch/g" "$new_workflow_path"
             sed -i "s/# pull_request:/  pull_request:/g" "$new_workflow_path"
             sed -i "s/#   branches: \[trunk\]/    branches: \[trunk\]/g" "$new_workflow_path"
             sed -i 's/branches: \[trunk\]/branches: \[$default-branch\]/g' "$new_workflow_path"