this is how i did it with basic Git commands:
git checkout hotfixes
git reset --hard master
git push --force origin hotfixes
of course it’s important to notify everyone working on hotfixes. most likely they will have to delete their local copy and start from a fresh one. an alternative, less invasive idea is to create a new branch:
git checkout master
git branch -tb hotfixes-2 # this creates branch `hotfixes-2` from a copy of `master`
git push origin HEAD # this creates `hotfixes-2` on the remote server