---
title: Reverting a pull request
intro: You can revert a pull request after it's been merged to the upstream branch.
redirect_from:
  - /articles/reverting-a-pull-request
versions:
  free-pro-team: '*'
  enterprise-server: '*'
---
### About reverting a pull request

Reverting a pull request on {% data variables.product.product_name %} creates a new pull request that contains one revert of the merge commit from the original merged pull request.

### Reverting a pull request

{% note %}

**Note:** You may need to revert the individual commits in your pull request if either of the following is true.

- Reverting the pull request causes merge conflicts
- The original pull request was not originally merged on {% data variables.product.product_name %}. For example, someone could have merged the pull request using a fast-forward merge on the command line.

For more information about using Git to manually revert individual commits, see [Git revert](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-revert.html) in the Git documentation.

{% endnote %}

{% data reusables.repositories.sidebar-pr %}
2. In the "Pull Requests" list, click the pull request you'd like to revert.
3. Near the bottom of the pull request, click **Revert**.
  ![Revert pull request link](/assets/images/help/pull_requests/revert-pull-request-link.png)
4. Merge the resulting pull request. For more information, see "[Merging a pull request](/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/merging-a-pull-request)."