# EP225: Why Does Git Revert Cause Conflicts?

DevFeed: [EP225: Why Does Git Revert Cause Conflicts?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ep225-why-does-git-revert-cause-conflicts-17987.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.bytebytego.com/p/ep225-why-does-git-revert-cause-conflicts>)

Author: ByteByteGo

Published: 2026-09-12T15:30:46Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [ByteByteGo](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bytebytego.md>)

Topics: [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains why git revert can cause conflicts when a later commit changes the same lines as the earlier commit being undone. It contrasts revert with reset and outlines how to resolve the conflict manually before continuing the revert.

## Source excerpt

git revert looks straightforward until it throws a conflict