diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
index eead310777..5941f52746 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
       });
 
       const remoteUrl = (http_url_to_repo as string).replace(/\.git$/, '');
-      const repoContentsUrl = `${remoteUrl}/-/blob/master`;
+      const repoContentsUrl = `${remoteUrl}/-/blob/${defaultBranch}`;
 
       const gitAuthorInfo = {
         name: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.name'),