# Reverting changes

> [Introduced][ce-1990] in GitLab 8.5.

GitLab implements Git's powerful feature to [revert any commit][git-revert]
with introducing a **Revert** button in merge requests and commit details.

## Reverting a Merge Request

NOTE: **Note:**
The **Revert** button will only be available for merge requests
created since GitLab 8.5. However, you can still revert a merge request
by reverting the merge commit from the list of Commits page.

NOTE: **Note:**
The **Revert** button will only be shown for projects that use the
merge method "Merge Commit", which can be set under the project's
**Settings > General > Merge request**. [Fast-forward commits](fast_forward_merge.md)
can not be reverted via the MR view.

After the Merge Request has been merged, a **Revert** button will be available
to revert the changes introduced by that merge request.

![Revert Merge Request](img/cherry_pick_changes_mr.png)

After you click that button, a modal will appear where you can choose to
revert the changes directly into the selected branch or you can opt to
create a new merge request with the revert changes.

After the merge request has been reverted, the **Revert** button will not be
available anymore.

## Reverting a Commit

You can revert a Commit from the Commit details page:

![Revert commit](img/cherry_pick_changes_commit.png)

Similar to reverting a merge request, you can opt to revert the changes
directly into the target branch or create a new merge request to revert the
changes.

After the commit has been reverted, the **Revert** button will not be available
anymore.

Please note that when reverting merge commits, the mainline will always be the
first parent. If you want to use a different mainline then you need to do that
from the command line.

Here is a quick example to revert a merge commit using the second parent as the
mainline:

```bash
git revert -m 2 7a39eb0
```

[ce-1990]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/1990 "Revert button Merge Request"
[git-revert]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-revert "Git revert documentation"