---
title: Creating and editing milestones for issues and pull requests
intro: You can create a milestone to track progress on groups of issues or pull requests in a repository.
redirect_from:
  - /articles/creating-milestones-for-issues-and-pull-requests/
  - /articles/creating-and-editing-milestones-for-issues-and-pull-requests
versions:
  free-pro-team: '*'
  enterprise-server: '*'
  github-ae: '*'
---

{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
{% data reusables.repositories.sidebar-issue-pr %}
{% data reusables.project-management.milestones %}
4. Choose one of these options:
    - To create a new milestone, click **New Milestone**.
  ![New milestone button](/assets/images/help/repository/new-milestone.png)
    - To edit a milestone, next to the milestone you want to edit, click **Edit**.
  ![Edit milestone option](/assets/images/help/repository/edit-milestone.png)
5. Type the milestone's title, description, or other changes, and click **Create milestone** or **Save changes**.

### Deleting milestones

When you delete milestones, issues and pull requests are not affected.

{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
{% data reusables.repositories.sidebar-issue-pr %}
{% data reusables.project-management.milestones %}
4. Next to the milestone you want to delete, click **Delete**.
![Delete milestone option](/assets/images/help/repository/delete-milestone.png)

### Further reading

- "[About milestones](/articles/about-milestones)"
- "[Associating milestones with issues and pull requests](/articles/associating-milestones-with-issues-and-pull-requests)"
- "[Viewing your milestone's progress](/articles/viewing-your-milestone-s-progress)"
- "[Filtering issues and pull requests by milestone](/articles/filtering-issues-and-pull-requests-by-milestone)"