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title: Associating milestones with issues and pull requests
intro: You can associate similar issues and pull requests with a milestone to better track their progress.
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3. Select the checkbox next to the items you want associated with a milestone.
  ![Issues metadata checkbox](/assets/images/help/issues/issues_assign_checkbox.png)
4. In the upper-right corner, click **Milestone**, then start typing the name of [an existing milestone](/articles/creating-and-editing-milestones-for-issues-and-pull-requests). Click the milestone's name to associate it with the item.
  ![Issues Milestone assignment drop-down](/assets/images/help/issues/issues_assigning_milestone_dropdown.png)

{% tip %}

As you're working on issues and pull requests, you can [track the progress of your milestone](/articles/viewing-your-milestone-s-progress).

{% endtip %}

### Further reading

- "[About milestones](/articles/about-milestones)"
- "[Creating and editing milestones for issues and pull requests](/articles/creating-and-editing-milestones-for-issues-and-pull-requests)"
- "[Filtering issues and pull requests by milestone](/articles/filtering-issues-and-pull-requests-by-milestone)"