# Dismissing a pull request review

Dismiss outdated or unapproved pull request reviews and update their status with a required comment.

If a pull request has changed since it was reviewed and the person who requested changes isn't available to give an approving review, repository administrators or people with write access can dismiss a review.
Dismissing a review changes the status of the review to a review comment. When you dismiss a review, you must add a comment explaining why you dismissed it. Your comment will be added to the pull request conversation.

You can find a pull request where you or a team you're a member of is requested for review with the search qualifier `review-requested:[USERNAME]` or `team-review-requested:[TEAMNAME]`. For more information, see [Searching issues and pull requests](/en/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests).

1. Under your repository name, click **<svg version="1.1" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="octicon octicon-git-pull-request" aria-label="git-pull-request" role="img"><path d="M1.5 3.25a2.25 2.25 0 1 1 3 2.122v5.256a2.251 2.251 0 1 1-1.5 0V5.372A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 1.5 3.25Zm5.677-.177L9.573.677A.25.25 0 0 1 10 .854V2.5h1A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 13.5 5v5.628a2.251 2.251 0 1 1-1.5 0V5a1 1 0 0 0-1-1h-1v1.646a.25.25 0 0 1-.427.177L7.177 3.427a.25.25 0 0 1 0-.354ZM3.75 2.5a.75.75 0 1 0 0 1.5.75.75 0 0 0 0-1.5Zm0 9.5a.75.75 0 1 0 0 1.5.75.75 0 0 0 0-1.5Zm8.25.75a.75.75 0 1 0 1.5 0 .75.75 0 0 0-1.5 0Z"></path></svg> Pull requests**.

2. In the list of pull requests, click the pull request you'd like to review.

3. On the "Conversation" tab, next to the summary of reviews, click <svg version="1.1" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="octicon octicon-chevron-down" aria-label="show" role="img"><path d="M12.78 5.22a.749.749 0 0 1 0 1.06l-4.25 4.25a.749.749 0 0 1-1.06 0L3.22 6.28a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06-1.06L8 8.939l3.72-3.719a.749.749 0 0 1 1.06 0Z"></path></svg>.

   ![Screenshot of the merge box for a pull request. The chevron icon to see the reviews is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/pull_requests/merge_box/pull-request-open-menu.png)

4. Next to the review you'd like to dismiss, select the <svg version="1.1" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="octicon octicon-kebab-horizontal" aria-label="Show options" role="img"><path d="M8 9a1.5 1.5 0 1 0 0-3 1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 3ZM1.5 9a1.5 1.5 0 1 0 0-3 1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 3Zm13 0a1.5 1.5 0 1 0 0-3 1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 3Z"></path></svg> dropdown menu, then click **Dismiss review**.

   ![Screenshot of the merge box of a pull request. The Show options menu (kebab icon), is expanded, and the "Dismiss review" option is outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/pull_requests/merge_box/pull-request-dismiss-review.png)

5. Type your reason for dismissing the review, then click **Dismiss review**.

## Further reading

* [Pull request reviews](/en/pull-requests/reference/pull-request-reviews)
* [Reviewing proposed changes in a pull request](/en/pull-requests/how-tos/review-pull-requests/reviewing-proposed-changes-in-a-pull-request)
* [About protected branches](/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches#require-pull-request-reviews-before-merging)