Documentation to change Git configuration to use "Main" instead "Master" - Unable to update Netbox #1244

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-05T22:33:53+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-05 22:33:53 +02:00

Originally created by @CBrown-Networking on 9/15/2025

Change Type

Addition

Area

Installation/upgrade

Proposed Changes

I am currently running NetBox Community Version 4.2.6. I am trying to upgrade to version 4.4.0 but I am running into a git related issue. I am entering the commands that are provided in the documentation but I am getting an "fatal: couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/master" error. Here is the output:

scjbadmin@svp019app:/opt/netbox$ git ls-remote --tags https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox.git | grep -o 'refs/tags/v[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]*$' | tail -n 1 | sed 's|refs/tags/||'
v4.4.0

scjbadmin@svp019app:/opt/netbox$ cd /opt/netbox && sudo git fetch --tags && sudo git checkout v4.4.0
[sudo] password for scjbadmin:
fatal: couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/master
scjbadmin@svp019app:/opt/netbox$

Here is the output from git config file on the server:

scjbadmin@svp019app:/opt/netbox/.git$ cat config
[core]
repositoryformatversion = 0
filemode = true
bare = false
logallrefupdates = true
[remote "origin"]
url = https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox.git
fetch = +refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master
[branch "master"]
remote = origin
merge = refs/heads/master

*Originally created by @CBrown-Networking on 9/15/2025* ### Change Type Addition ### Area Installation/upgrade ### Proposed Changes I am currently running NetBox Community Version 4.2.6. I am trying to upgrade to version 4.4.0 but I am running into a git related issue. I am entering the commands that are provided in the documentation but I am getting an "fatal: couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/master" error. Here is the output: scjbadmin@svp019app:/opt/netbox$ git ls-remote --tags https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox.git | grep -o 'refs/tags/v[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*$' | tail -n 1 | sed 's|refs/tags/||' v4.4.0 scjbadmin@svp019app:/opt/netbox$ cd /opt/netbox && sudo git fetch --tags && sudo git checkout v4.4.0 [sudo] password for scjbadmin: fatal: couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/master scjbadmin@svp019app:/opt/netbox$ **Here is the output from git config file on the server:** scjbadmin@svp019app:/opt/netbox/.git$ cat config [core] repositoryformatversion = 0 filemode = true bare = false logallrefupdates = true [remote "origin"] url = https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox.git fetch = +refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master [branch "master"] remote = origin merge = refs/heads/master

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Reference: github/netbox#1244