Discover how to create, review, and merge pull requests, resolve merge conflicts, and work with forks.

About pull requests

Use pull requests to propose, discuss, and merge changes on GitHub.

Branches

Use branches in GitHub to isolate development work, manage default branches, and collaborate effectively using pull requests and branch protections.

Creating a pull request

Create a pull request to propose changes to the code in a repository.

About forks

Use forks to make changes in your own copy of a repository and propose them back to the original project.

About pull requests

Use pull requests to propose, discuss, and merge changes on GitHub.

About stacked pull requests

Break large code changes into a chain of smaller, dependent pull requests you can review and merge independently.

Allowing changes to a pull request branch created from a fork

Enable collaboration by allowing repository maintainers to commit changes to pull request branches created from forks in your personal account.

Approving a pull request with required reviews

Approve pull requests with required reviews, including setting approval rules, reviewing changes, and submitting feedback before merging.

Automatically merging a pull request

Enable or disable auto-merge for pull requests to streamline your workflow and automatically merge changes once all requirements are met.

Branches

Use branches in GitHub to isolate development work, manage default branches, and collaborate effectively using pull requests and branch protections.

Changing a commit message

Amend unclear, incorrect, or sensitive commit messages locally and push updated commits to GitHub, including steps for editing recent or older commits.

Changing the base branch of a pull request

Modify the base branch of an open pull request to compare changes against a different branch and ensure accurate updates.