diff --git a/content/github/authenticating-to-github/removing-sensitive-data-from-a-repository.md b/content/github/authenticating-to-github/removing-sensitive-data-from-a-repository.md
index 96185410bb..1c2be329e8 100644
--- a/content/github/authenticating-to-github/removing-sensitive-data-from-a-repository.md
+++ b/content/github/authenticating-to-github/removing-sensitive-data-from-a-repository.md
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ To replace all text listed in `passwords.txt` wherever it can be found in your r
 $ bfg --replace-text passwords.txt
 ```
 
+After the sensitive data is removed, you must force push your changes to {% data variables.product.product_name %}.
+
+```shell
+$ git push --force
+```
+
 See the [BFG Repo-Cleaner](http://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/)'s documentation for full usage and download instructions.
 
 #### Using filter-branch