You can edit the name and color of an existing label.

  1. On GitHub Enterprise, navigate to the main page of the repository.

  2. Issues and pull requests tab selectionUnder your repository name, click Issues or Pull requests.

  3. Labels tab on a repository's issues or pull requests pageAbove the list of issues or pull requests, click Labels.

  4. In the labels list, next to the label you want to edit, click Edit.

  5. Field to type a label nameIn the text box, type your new label name.

  6. Issues new label color pickerSelect a color for the label from the color bar. You can customize this color by editing the hexadecimal number above the color bar.

  7. Click Save changes.

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