Editing an issue
Learn how to make changes to an existing issue.
Who can use this feature?
Issue authors, people with write access or higher in repositories owned by an organization, and collaborators in repositories owned by a personal account can make changes to issues.
In this article
Editing an issue title
You can edit an issue's title. The change to the title is added to the issue's timeline.
Navigate to the issue you want to edit.
To the right of the issue title, clickEdit.
Type your new title.
ClickSave.
Editing an issue description
You can also make changes to the issue description. The edit history is available unless the author or a person with write access removes it. SeeTracking changes in a comment.
Navigate to the issue you want to edit.
At the top right of the issue description, click.
In the menu, click Edit.
Type your changes to the issue description.
ClickSave.
Adding or changing the issue type
You can add an issue type or make changes to an existing issue type.
Navigate to the issue you want to edit.
To the right of the issue, in the sidebar, clickType.
In the list, select a new issue type.
ClickSave.
