class SetDefaultBranchDefaultToNil < ActiveRecord::Migration def up # Set the default_branch to allow nil, and default it to nil change_column_null(:projects, :default_branch, true) change_column_default(:projects, :default_branch, nil) end def down change_column_null(:projects, :default_branch, false) change_column_default(:projects, :default_branch, 'master') end end