content/desktop/managing-commits/reverting-a-commit-in-github-desktop.md

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title: Reverting a commit in GitHub Desktop
shortTitle: Reverting a commit
intro: >-
  You can use {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} to revert a specific
  commit to remove its changes from your branch.
redirect_from:
  - /desktop/contributing-to-projects/reverting-a-commit
  - >-
    /desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop/reverting-a-commit
  - >-
    /desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop/managing-commits/reverting-a-commit
  - >-
    /desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop/managing-commits/reverting-a-commit-in-github-desktop
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'

When you revert to a previous commit, the revert is also a commit. The original commit also remains in the repository's history.

When you revert multiple commits, it's best to revert in order from newest to oldest. If you revert commits in a different order, you may see merge conflicts.

{% data reusables.desktop.history-tab %} {% data reusables.desktop.revert-commit %}

Further reading

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