diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 64a7d26..e02933e 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 1. Fork the repository
 2. Create a new branch for each feature or improvement
-3. Send a pull request from each feature branch to the master branch
+3. Send a pull request from each feature branch to the stable branch
 
 It is very important to separate new features or improvements into separate feature branches, and to send a
 pull request for each branch. This allows us to review and pull in new features or improvements individually.
diff --git a/src/classes/Controllers/Web/Servers.php b/src/classes/Controllers/Web/Servers.php
index aee8590..29d505c 100644
--- a/src/classes/Controllers/Web/Servers.php
+++ b/src/classes/Controllers/Web/Servers.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Servers extends BaseController
 	{
 		$stable_version = $this->simplecache->get('stable_version');
 		if (!$stable_version) {
-			$stable_version = trim(file_get_contents('https://git.friendi.ca/friendica/friendica/raw/branch/master/VERSION'));
+			$stable_version = trim(file_get_contents('https://git.friendi.ca/friendica/friendica/raw/branch/stable/VERSION'));
 			$this->simplecache->set('stable_version', $stable_version);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/classes/Controllers/Web/Statistics.php b/src/classes/Controllers/Web/Statistics.php
index 673d1a5..c9c8999 100644
--- a/src/classes/Controllers/Web/Statistics.php
+++ b/src/classes/Controllers/Web/Statistics.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Statistics extends BaseController
 
 		$stable_version = $this->simplecache->get('stable_version');
 		if (!$stable_version) {
-			$stable_version = trim(file_get_contents('https://git.friendi.ca/friendica/friendica/raw/branch/master/VERSION'));
+			$stable_version = trim(file_get_contents('https://git.friendi.ca/friendica/friendica/raw/branch/stable/VERSION'));
 			$this->simplecache->set('stable_version', $stable_version);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/classes/Pollers/Server.php b/src/classes/Pollers/Server.php
index 16492dd..58c5c51 100644
--- a/src/classes/Pollers/Server.php
+++ b/src/classes/Pollers/Server.php
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class Server
 			} else {
 				$stable_version = $this->simplecache->get('stable_version');
 				if (!$stable_version) {
-					$stable_version = trim(file_get_contents('https://git.friendi.ca/friendica/friendica/raw/branch/master/VERSION'));
+					$stable_version = trim(file_get_contents('https://git.friendi.ca/friendica/friendica/raw/branch/stable/VERSION'));
 					$this->simplecache->set('stable_version', $stable_version);
 				}