GH-PR-EDIT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-PR-EDIT(1)

gh-pr-edit - Edit a pull request

gh pr edit [<number> | <url> | <branch>] [flags]

Edit a pull request.

Without an argument, the pull request that belongs to the current branch is selected.

Editing a pull request's projects requires authorization with the project scope. To authorize, run gh auth refresh -s project.

The --add-assignee and --remove-assignee flags both support the following special values: - @me: assign or unassign yourself - @copilot: assign or unassign Copilot (not supported on GitHub Enterprise Server)

The --add-reviewer and --remove-reviewer flags do not support these special values.

Add assigned users by their login. Use "@me" to assign yourself, or "@copilot" to assign Copilot.
Add labels by name
Add the pull request to projects by title
Add reviewers by their login.
Change the base branch for this pull request
Set the new body.
Read body text from file (use "-" to read from standard input)
Edit the milestone the pull request belongs to by name
Remove assigned users by their login. Use "@me" to unassign yourself, or "@copilot" to unassign Copilot.
Remove labels by name
Remove the milestone association from the pull request
Remove the pull request from projects by title
Remove reviewers by their login.
Set the new title.

Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

$ gh pr edit 23 --title "I found a bug" --body "Nothing works"
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-label "bug,help wanted" --remove-label "core"
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-reviewer monalisa,hubot  --remove-reviewer myorg/team-name
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-assignee "@me" --remove-assignee monalisa,hubot
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-assignee "@copilot"
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-project "Roadmap" --remove-project v1,v2
$ gh pr edit 23 --milestone "Version 1"
$ gh pr edit 23 --remove-milestone

gh-pr(1)

Jun 2025