How to Force Push in Sourcetree

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May 13, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to force push a branch directly in Sourcetree.

Quick summary

A force push in Sourcetree overwrites the remote branch history with your local commits, making it essential when you need to rewrite history after a rebase or amend. This step-by-step demo shows exactly how to enable the Force Push option inside Sourcetree's Push dialog without using the command line.

Steps

Open Sourcetree and navigate to your repository.
Click the Push button in the top toolbar to open the push options.
In the push dialog, select the branch you want to push to the remote.
Check the box labeled Force Push at the bottom of the dialog.
Click Push to confirm and complete the force push.

📌 Why this matters

Force pushing in Sourcetree lets developers overwrite remote branch history after a rebase or commit amend — directly from a visual Git client, with no terminal required. This is critical when working on feature branches where a clean, linear commit history is required before merging. Sourcetree's Force Push option makes an advanced Git operation accessible to developers of all experience levels, reducing errors that come from manual command-line flag usage. Understanding how to force push safely helps teams maintain repository integrity while moving fast.

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