{"meta":{"title":"Dismissing a pull request review","intro":"Dismiss outdated or unapproved pull request reviews and update their status with a required comment.","product":"Pull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/review-pull-requests","title":"Review pull requests"},{"href":"/en/pull-requests/how-tos/review-pull-requests/dismissing-a-pull-request-review","title":"Dismiss a PR review"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# Dismissing a pull request review\n\nDismiss outdated or unapproved pull request reviews and update their status with a required comment.\n\nIf a pull request has changed since it was reviewed and the person who requested changes isn't available to give an approving review, repository administrators or people with write access can dismiss a review.\nDismissing a review changes the status of the review to a review comment. When you dismiss a review, you must add a comment explaining why you dismissed it. Your comment will be added to the pull request conversation.\n\nYou can find a pull request where you or a team you're a member of is requested for review with the search qualifier `review-requested:[USERNAME]` or `team-review-requested:[TEAMNAME]`. For more information, see [Searching issues and pull requests](/en/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests).\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 list of pull requests, click the pull request you'd like to review.\n\n3. On the \"Conversation\" tab, next to the summary of reviews, click <svg version=\"1.1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" class=\"octicon octicon-chevron-down\" aria-label=\"show\" role=\"img\"><path d=\"M12.78 5.22a.749.749 0 0 1 0 1.06l-4.25 4.25a.749.749 0 0 1-1.06 0L3.22 6.28a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06-1.06L8 8.939l3.72-3.719a.749.749 0 0 1 1.06 0Z\"></path></svg>.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the merge box for a pull request. The chevron icon to see the reviews is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/pull_requests/merge_box/pull-request-open-menu.png)\n\n4. Next to the review you'd like to dismiss, select the <svg version=\"1.1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" class=\"octicon octicon-kebab-horizontal\" aria-label=\"Show options\" role=\"img\"><path d=\"M8 9a1.5 1.5 0 1 0 0-3 1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 3ZM1.5 9a1.5 1.5 0 1 0 0-3 1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 3Zm13 0a1.5 1.5 0 1 0 0-3 1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 3Z\"></path></svg> dropdown menu, then click **Dismiss review**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the merge box of a pull request. The Show options menu (kebab icon), is expanded, and the \"Dismiss review\" option is outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/pull_requests/merge_box/pull-request-dismiss-review.png)\n\n5. Type your reason for dismissing the review, then click **Dismiss review**.\n\n## Further reading\n\n* [Pull request reviews](/en/pull-requests/reference/pull-request-reviews)\n* [Reviewing proposed changes in a pull request](/en/pull-requests/how-tos/review-pull-requests/reviewing-proposed-changes-in-a-pull-request)\n* [About protected branches](/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches#require-pull-request-reviews-before-merging)"}