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 Description of the branches:
 
 - **default**: This is the stable branch.
-- **stable**: This is the main development branch.
+- **dev**: This is the main development branch.
 - **hotfix-***: These branches branch off from the default branch and are used to
   fix bugs which are in the stable version. They will be merged back into
   *default* and *dev*. After the bug is fixed, the *PATCH* number must be