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.

Use --attach to upload an image or video. Without a body flag the pull request keeps the body it already has and the attachment is appended to it. If the body references an attached file, such as ![alt](./login.png), that reference is rewritten to point at the uploaded asset instead. You can attach up to 50 files per command.

Alt text for an image follows the path after #, as in --attach './login.png#The login error state'. Without it the filename is used. A reference already in the body keeps the alt text written there. Video renders as a player and has no alt text, so it cannot be given any.

If some attachments upload and others fail, the pull request is still updated with the ones that succeeded. The command then exits with a non-zero status, but the pull request's URL is still printed to stdout.

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 support the following special value: - @copilot: request or remove review from Copilot (not supported on GitHub Enterprise Server)

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 or re-request reviewers by their login. Use "@copilot" to request review from Copilot.
Attach an image or video file, in '#' format
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. Use "@copilot" to remove review request from Copilot.
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.

# Edit the title and body of a pull request
$ gh pr edit 23 --title "I found a bug" --body "Nothing works"
# Use a file as the body
$ gh pr edit 23 --body-file body.txt
# Append a screenshot to the body, with alt text after "#"
$ gh pr edit 23 --attach './login.png#The login error state'
# Append multiple files by repeating the flag
$ gh pr edit 23 --attach ./before.png --attach ./after.png
# Manage labels
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-label "bug,help wanted" --remove-label "core"
# Manage reviewers
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-reviewer monalisa,hubot --remove-reviewer myorg/team-name
# Re-request review
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-reviewer monalisa
# Request a review from GitHub Copilot
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-reviewer "@copilot"
# Manage assignees
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-assignee "@me" --remove-assignee monalisa,hubot
# Assign GitHub Copilot
$ gh pr edit 23 --add-assignee "@copilot"
# Manage projects and milestones
$ 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)

Sep 2026