How could I remove my approval from a pull request on github?

Question

I approved a pull request of a random repository I do not have write access too. How can I remove or delete that approval?

Michal Miky Jankovský · Answer 1 · 2023-02-02T07:47:35.843

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Dismiss review

You can "Dismiss review" in the bottom section of the PR.

(not present in the timeline - little bit confusing)

then it looks like (in the timeline)

edited Feb 02 '23 at 07:47

answered Jun 30 '22 at 09:45

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GitHub interface is almost as convoluted as git cmd line. The influence is obvious :) – ejboy Sep 02 '22 at 17:53
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IMHO it should be in the timeline as well (not only hidden inside accordion at the bottom) – Michal Miky Jankovský Sep 05 '22 at 20:34
IDK why but this did not revert the `All checks have passed`, despite adding a request changes later. – cutiko May 23 '23 at 13:07
`All checks have passed` is about pipeline... (build, lint, test etc.), why should approval have impact on that? – Michal Miky Jankovský May 23 '23 at 21:10
Can't see this option. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Jul 17 '23 at 15:20
@ShimmyWeitzhandler, I've just conducted a test, and it's functioning flawlessly. All my screenshots remain unchanged. – Michal Miky Jankovský Jul 18 '23 at 19:54
I guess it's probably the repo owners custom settings – Shimmy Weitzhandler Jul 19 '23 at 21:13

score 14 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 08 '21 at 12:50

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For quick resolution,I suggest to Dismiss the review by stating the reason.

Note: It will be recorded in the history of events of the PR that you had approved & dismissed earlier.

answered Jul 08 '21 at 12:50

kaarthick raman

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 16 '20 at 04:42

You might need to contact the repository owner.

From "Is there a way to make Github un-approve a pull request if a new commit is pushed to the branch?", there is an option that would dismiss stale pull request approval when new commits are pushed.

But that is for the owner to activate.

Another option (still for the owner of the repository)

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 02 '22 at 16:12

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You can also re-request your own review (the refresh symbol next to your green tick)

answered Mar 02 '22 at 16:12

Adi

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that did not negate approval – frederj Mar 11 '22 at 16:43
Cool that also worked for a _Request for Changes_. – Alexis Wilke Apr 19 '22 at 19:38