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    content: Diplodoc Platform v5.54.2
alternate:
  - https://sourcecraft.dev/portal/docs/en/sourcecraft/operations/pr-force-changes.md
  - https://sourcecraft.dev/portal/docs/ru/sourcecraft/operations/pr-force-changes.md
  - href: en/sourcecraft/operations/pr-force-changes.md
    type: text/markdown
    title: Markdown version
  - href: ../../llms.txt
    type: text/markdown
    title: llms.txt
title: How to force changes in SourceCraft
description: Follow this guide to force changes in your SourceCraft.
---
> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://sourcecraft.dev/portal/docs/en/llms.txt


# Forcing changes in SourceCraft

You can perform a forced merge with a target branch, skipping both [PR review](https://sourcecraft.dev/portal/docs/en/sourcecraft/operations/pr-work.md) and any automatic checks.

{% note warning %}

To force changes to a target branch, you must have the `Repository maintainer` [role](https://sourcecraft.dev/portal/docs/en/sourcecraft/security/index.md#src-repositories-maintainer).

{% endnote %}

1. Open the SourceCraft [home page](https://sourcecraft.dev).
1. On the ![image](../../_assets/console-icons/house.svg) **Home** tab, under ![image](../../_assets/console-icons/layout-tabs.svg) **Your craftspace**, navigate to ![image](../../_assets/console-icons/archive.svg) **Repositories**.
1. Select a repository.
1. Under ![image](../../_assets/console-icons/code.svg) **Code** on the repository page, go to ![image](../../_assets/console-icons/code-pull-request.svg) **Pull requests**.
1. Select a pull request.
1. In the top-right corner, click ![image](../../_assets/console-icons/ellipsis.svg) and select **Force merge**.
1. Confirm your changes.

{% note tip %}

To automatically delete the source branch of a pull request after it is merged with the target branch, enable the **Merge settings** option under **Delete source branch when merged**. This option overrides the default behavior specified for the repository in the [`.sourcecraft/branches.yaml`](https://sourcecraft.dev/portal/docs/en/sourcecraft/concepts/branch-policies.md#branch-cleanup) file.

{% endnote %}

#### Useful links {#see-also}

* [All guides on pull requests in SourceCraft](https://sourcecraft.dev/portal/docs/en/sourcecraft/operations/index.md#pr)
* [SourceCraft resource relationships](https://sourcecraft.dev/portal/docs/en/sourcecraft/concepts/index.md)