{"meta":{"title":"Reverting a pull request","intro":"Create a new pull request to revert a previously merged pull request and address merge conflicts if they arise.","product":"Pull requests","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/pull-requests","title":"Pull requests"},{"href":"/en/pull-requests/how-tos","title":"How-tos"},{"href":"/en/pull-requests/how-tos/merge-and-close-pull-requests","title":"Merge and close"},{"href":"/en/pull-requests/how-tos/merge-and-close-pull-requests/reverting-a-pull-request","title":"Revert a pull request"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# Reverting a pull request\n\nCreate a new pull request to revert a previously merged pull request and address merge conflicts if they arise.\n\n## About reverting a pull request\n\nReverting a merged pull request creates a new pull request that reverts the original merge commit. You must have [write permissions](/en/organizations/managing-user-access-to-your-organizations-repositories/managing-repository-roles/repository-roles-for-an-organization) in the repository.\n\n## Reverting a pull request\n\n> \\[!NOTE]\n> You may need to revert individual commits if reverting the pull request causes merge conflicts or if the original pull request was not merged on GitHub. See [Git revert](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-revert.html) in the Git documentation.\n\n1. Under your repository name, click **<svg version=\"1.1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" class=\"octicon octicon-git-pull-request\" aria-label=\"git-pull-request\" role=\"img\"><path d=\"M1.5 3.25a2.25 2.25 0 1 1 3 2.122v5.256a2.251 2.251 0 1 1-1.5 0V5.372A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 1.5 3.25Zm5.677-.177L9.573.677A.25.25 0 0 1 10 .854V2.5h1A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 13.5 5v5.628a2.251 2.251 0 1 1-1.5 0V5a1 1 0 0 0-1-1h-1v1.646a.25.25 0 0 1-.427.177L7.177 3.427a.25.25 0 0 1 0-.354ZM3.75 2.5a.75.75 0 1 0 0 1.5.75.75 0 0 0 0-1.5Zm0 9.5a.75.75 0 1 0 0 1.5.75.75 0 0 0 0-1.5Zm8.25.75a.75.75 0 1 0 1.5 0 .75.75 0 0 0-1.5 0Z\"></path></svg> Pull requests**.\n\n2. In the \"Pull Requests\" list, click the pull request you want to revert.\n\n3. Near the bottom of the pull request, click **Revert**. If the **Revert** option isn't displayed, you need to ask the repository administrator for write permissions.\n\n   ![Screenshot of a pull request's timeline. The \"Revert\" button is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/pull_requests/revert-pull-request-link.png)\n\n4. Merge the resulting pull request. See [Merging a pull request](/en/pull-requests/how-tos/merge-and-close-pull-requests/merging-a-pull-request)."}