diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bcbf22e..ccf1a672 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [7.5.1](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/compare/v7.5.0...v7.5.1) (2026-10-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ncu-ci:** only filter `main` branch when it's the only one ([78f6452](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/commit/78f645217fccec70a03fabc251088845acfa5bb3))
+
 ## [7.5.0](https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/compare/v7.4.1...v7.5.0) (2026-10-15)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ci/failure_aggregator.js b/lib/ci/failure_aggregator.js
index 9f94b39e..5355eeed 100644
--- a/lib/ci/failure_aggregator.js
+++ b/lib/ci/failure_aggregator.js
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ function formatTargetBranches(pr, markdown = false) {
   if (!parsePRFromURL(pr.source)) {
     return '';
   }
-  const branches = pr.targetBranches
-    .filter(branch => branch !== 'main')
-    .map(branch => markdown
-      ? branch.replace(/[&<>"'\\`*_[\]{}()!|~]/g, char => `&#${char.charCodeAt(0)};`)
-      : branch);
-  return branches.length ? ` (target: ${branches.join(', ')})` : '';
+  if (pr.targetBranches.length === 1 && pr.targetBranches[0] === 'main') {
+    return '';
+  }
+  const branches = markdown
+    ? pr.targetBranches.map(branch =>
+      branch.replace(/[&<>"'\\`*_[\]{}()!|~]/g, char => `&#${char.charCodeAt(0)};`))
+    : pr.targetBranches;
+  return ` (target: ${branches.join(', ')})`;
 }
 
 export class FailureAggregator {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2deb7d0c..a19d4e43 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@node-core/utils",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.5.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@node-core/utils",
-      "version": "7.5.0",
+      "version": "7.5.1",
       "bundleDependencies": [
         "@inquirer/prompts",
         "@listr2/prompt-adapter-inquirer",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c8fb2bc..5299409b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@node-core/utils",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.5.1",
   "description": "Utilities for Node.js core collaborators",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/test/unit/ci_failure_aggregator.test.js b/test/unit/ci_failure_aggregator.test.js
index 043db40a..f011b25c 100644
--- a/test/unit/ci_failure_aggregator.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/ci_failure_aggregator.test.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('Failure aggregation target branches', () => {
     const markdown = aggregator.formatAsMarkdown();
     assert.ok(markdown.includes('| Failed PR | 2 (' +
       `[nodejs/node#2](${failures[3].upstream}) (target: v22.x), ` +
-      `[nodejs/node#1](${failures[0].upstream}) (target: v24.x)) |`));
+      `[nodejs/node#1](${failures[0].upstream}) (target: main, v24.x)) |`));
     assert.ok(markdown.includes(`| First CI | ${failures[3].upstream} |`));
     assert.ok(markdown.includes(`| Last CI | ${failures[0].upstream} |`));
     assert.ok(markdown.includes('Health summary\n'));
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('Failure aggregation target branches', () => {
 
     aggregator.display();
     assert.deepEqual(cli._calls.table.filter(([key]) => key === 'Failed PR'), [
-      ['Failed PR', '2 (nodejs/node#2 (target: v22.x), nodejs/node#1 (target: v24.x))'],
+      ['Failed PR', '2 (nodejs/node#2 (target: v22.x), nodejs/node#1 (target: main, v24.x))'],
       ['Failed PR', '1 (nodejs/node#3)']
     ]);
   });
@@ -66,16 +66,18 @@ describe('Failure aggregation target branches', () => {
       failure(1, 104), failure(1, 103, 'main'), failure(1, 102), failure(2, 101)
     ]);
     const markdown = aggregator.formatAsMarkdown();
-    assert.equal(markdown.includes('target: unknown, main'), false);
+    assert.ok(markdown.includes('(target: unknown, main)'));
     assert.ok(markdown.includes('(target: unknown)'));
     aggregator.display();
     assert.deepEqual(cli._calls.table.find(([key]) => key === 'Failed PR'),
-      ['Failed PR', '2 (nodejs/node#2 (target: unknown), nodejs/node#1 (target: unknown))']);
+      ['Failed PR', '2 (nodejs/node#2 (target: unknown), nodejs/node#1 (target: unknown, main))']);
   });
 
-  it('hides main targets and abbreviates PR labels without changing CI links', () => {
+  it('hides sole main targets and abbreviates PR labels without changing CI links', () => {
     const cli = new TestCLI();
-    const failures = [failure(1, 102, 'main'), failure(2, 101, 'main')];
+    const failures = [
+      failure(1, 102, 'main'), failure(2, 101, 'main'), failure(1, 100, 'main')
+    ];
     failures[1].source = 'https://github.com/nodejs-private/node-private/pull/2/';
     const aggregator = new FailureAggregator(cli, [health, ...failures]);
     const markdown = aggregator.formatAsMarkdown();