diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51e2725..ee5aa04 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## [1.1.0] - 2026-04-24
+
+* `git-setup-remotes` now pins `branch.main.pushRemote` to `origin` so direct pushes on the canonical branch never target the personal fork.
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2026-04-24
 
 * Official Release🚀
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 302f7de..39d0dfa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Configures a clone for a fork-based workflow and is idempotent.
 - `fork` points at the maintainer's personal fork.
 - `main` tracks `origin/main`.
 - `remote.pushDefault` = `fork`, `push.default` = `current` so every `git push` and every `git push -u` for a new branch lands on the fork, not on the canonical repo.
+- `branch.main.pushRemote` = `origin` so a direct push on the canonical branch targets upstream, not the personal fork (whose branch-protection rules can diverge).
 
 Usage:
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c096e7a..0312b9a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "git-maintainer-tools"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0"
 description = "Small CLIs (git-setup-remotes, git-sign-push) for fork-based OSS maintainer workflows."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src/git_maintainer_tools/setup_remotes.py b/src/git_maintainer_tools/setup_remotes.py
index ee84dea..c551233 100644
--- a/src/git_maintainer_tools/setup_remotes.py
+++ b/src/git_maintainer_tools/setup_remotes.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Target state after a successful run:
   * `remote.pushDefault` = `fork`, `push.default` = `current` so every
     `git push` without args (and new-branch pushes via sign-push) lands
     on the fork, not on the canonical repo.
+  * `branch.main.pushRemote` = `origin` so a direct `git push` on the
+    canonical branch never accidentally targets the personal fork (whose
+    branch-protection rules diverge from upstream). Feature branches
+    still fall back to the fork via `remote.pushDefault`.
 
 The tool is idempotent: re-running on a correctly configured repo is a
 no-op. URLs are taken from CLI args or environment variables; there is
@@ -120,17 +124,26 @@ def wire_main_tracking() -> None:
 def apply_push_config() -> None:
     g.run_git("config", "remote.pushDefault", "fork", capture=False)
     g.run_git("config", "push.default", "current", capture=False)
+    # Override the global push default for `main` only: direct pushes on
+    # the canonical branch go to `origin`, not the fork. Feature branches
+    # stay on `fork` via `remote.pushDefault`.
+    g.run_git("config", "branch.main.pushRemote", "origin", capture=False)
 
 
 def report_state() -> None:
     print("Remotes:")
     print(g.git_out("remote", "-v"))
     print()
-    print(f"remote.pushDefault = {g.git_out('config', '--get', 'remote.pushDefault')}")
-    print(f"push.default       = {g.git_out('config', '--get', 'push.default')}")
+    print(f"remote.pushDefault     = {g.git_out('config', '--get', 'remote.pushDefault')}")
+    print(f"push.default           = {g.git_out('config', '--get', 'push.default')}")
+    main_push = g.run_git(
+        "config", "--get", "branch.main.pushRemote", check=False
+    )
+    if main_push.returncode == 0:
+        print(f"branch.main.pushRemote = {(main_push.stdout or '').strip()}")
     main_u = g.abbrev_ref("main@{u}")
     if main_u:
-        print(f"main tracks        = {main_u}")
+        print(f"main tracks            = {main_u}")
 
 
 def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
diff --git a/src/git_maintainer_tools/sign_push.py b/src/git_maintainer_tools/sign_push.py
index d485fc9..abadbb1 100644
--- a/src/git_maintainer_tools/sign_push.py
+++ b/src/git_maintainer_tools/sign_push.py
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ sandbox) ever signs shipped commits. For a branch with no upstream, the
 push target is resolved from `remote.pushDefault` (falling back to
 `origin`), so the fork-based workflow from `git-setup-remotes` routes
 new branches to the personal fork rather than the canonical repo.
+
+For a branch that already has an upstream, this tool runs
+`git push --force-with-lease` without an explicit remote. Git then
+honours `branch.<name>.pushRemote` over `remote.pushDefault`, which is
+how `git-setup-remotes` pins `main` to `origin` while other branches
+still land on the fork.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
diff --git a/tests/test_apply_push_config.py b/tests/test_apply_push_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..793241d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_apply_push_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""Verify `apply_push_config` writes the expected git-config keys."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from git_maintainer_tools import setup_remotes
+
+
+def test_apply_push_config_writes_all_three_keys(monkeypatch):
+    calls: list[tuple[str, ...]] = []
+
+    def fake_run_git(*args, **kwargs):
+        calls.append(args)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(setup_remotes.g, "run_git", fake_run_git)
+    setup_remotes.apply_push_config()
+
+    config_sets = [a for a in calls if a[:1] == ("config",)]
+    assert ("config", "remote.pushDefault", "fork") in config_sets
+    assert ("config", "push.default", "current") in config_sets
+    assert ("config", "branch.main.pushRemote", "origin") in config_sets
+
+
+def test_main_push_override_is_origin_not_fork(monkeypatch):
+    """Regression: main must pin to origin so pushes never hit the fork."""
+    calls: list[tuple[str, ...]] = []
+
+    def fake_run_git(*args, **kwargs):
+        calls.append(args)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(setup_remotes.g, "run_git", fake_run_git)
+    setup_remotes.apply_push_config()
+
+    main_overrides = [
+        a for a in calls
+        if a[:2] == ("config", "branch.main.pushRemote")
+    ]
+    assert main_overrides == [("config", "branch.main.pushRemote", "origin")]