1. After you've committed changes to your local copy of the repository, click the **Create Pull Request** icon. 
![Source control side bar with staging button highlighted](/assets/images/help/codespaces/codespaces-commit-pr-button.png)  
1. Check that the local branch and repository you're merging from, and the remote branch and repository you're merging into, are correct. Then give the pull request a title and a description. 
![Source control side bar with staging button highlighted](/assets/images/help/codespaces/codespaces-commit-pr.png)
1. Click **Create**.