diff --git a/.gitreview b/.gitreview
index 891968fbdb53ba5f7357eb0672bea0ee98e9c700..9b0bba090b8b258a07e509107411c2b5596bc963 100644
--- a/.gitreview
+++ b/.gitreview
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 host=bbpcode.epfl.ch
 port=22
 project=neurorobotics/BrainSimulation
-defaultbranch=master
+defaultbranch=development
 defaultremote=origin