# Read Only Branches

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While developing your dbt™️ project, changes/edits should never made against your remote default branch (usually called main or master).

When working with git a new branch should be created in order to make any changes to your project so that a Pull Request can be opened to merge your changes into your default branch.
{% endhint %}

To prevent users to commit directly again main or master, whether you are using [Git Lite](/app-help/documentation/code-ide/left-panel/git-lite.md) or [Git Advanced](/app-help/concepts/working-with-git/git-advanced.md) the default branch will be always protected in Paradime meaning that you wont be able to make edits to files in your dbt™️ project.

If you see the prompt below when trying to edit a file, simply create a new branch or switch to an existing one.

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