Change the base branch of a Pull Request
You can now change the base branch of an open pull request. After you’ve created a pull request, you can modify the base branch so that the changes in the…
You can now change the base branch of an open pull request. After you’ve created a pull request, you can modify the base branch so that the changes in the pull request are compared against a different branch. By changing the base branch of your original pull request rather than opening a new one with the correct base branch, you’ll be able to keep valuable work and discussion.
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