# Version control

You can easily monitor all the changes people have made to your content using to the revision history side panel.

### Revision history <a href="#see-the-activity-of-a-specific-draft" id="see-the-activity-of-a-specific-draft"></a>

In the revision history of a space, you can see a list of all the actions that changed the content within it. These include:

* When someone made [live edits](https://gitbook.com/docs/~/changes/pfQHJq75QY5xMYvctdXP/content-editor/editor/live-edits) to the space.
* When someone merged a [change request](https://gitbook.com/docs/~/changes/pfQHJq75QY5xMYvctdXP/content-editor/editor/change-requests).
* When someone performed a [Git Sync](https://gitbook.com/docs/~/changes/pfQHJq75QY5xMYvctdXP/integrations/git-sync) operation.

### Viewing historical versions of content

To view past versions of your content and see the changes that were made, click the **Revision history** <picture><source srcset="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2FzF9B7oInnNxl9Snio0bd%2FRevision%20history%20dark.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d2e572a8-1ad8-468f-8060-93a7ec22f00a" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"><img src="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2FkWvcwUthx2meKVtHdEvy%2FRevision%20history%20light.png?alt=media&#x26;token=f9168d6b-696d-47d7-84a0-b52521e479a0" alt="" data-size="line"></picture> button in the right-hand corner of the space [sub-navigation](https://gitbook.com/docs/~/changes/pfQHJq75QY5xMYvctdXP/editor/navigation#space-sub-navigation).&#x20;

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**Permissions:** Only users with **admin**, **creator**, **reviewer** and **editor** permissions can view the revision history for a space.
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Click on any item in the list to see how your content looked at the point this change was made. This is very similar to how you view [change requests](https://gitbook.com/docs/~/changes/pfQHJq75QY5xMYvctdXP/content-editor/editor/change-requests).

<figure><img src="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2F2vJT5NssUlvyUOhkRHOQ%2Fhistory.png?alt=media&#x26;token=0f5a9be6-d7bd-40e0-b19a-5163cb6e7e92" alt=""><figcaption><p>The revision history side panel shows all the historical changes people have made to a space.</p></figcaption></figure>

### Show changes

When you are viewing an old version of your content, you can choose to highlight the differences between the old and current content — similar to [diff view in a change request](https://gitbook.com/docs/~/changes/pfQHJq75QY5xMYvctdXP/editor/change-requests#diff-mode).&#x20;

To enable or disable this, use the **Show changes** toggle at the bottom of the revision history side panel.

With show changes enabled, content that has changed will be highlighted by an icon on the left of its content block.&#x20;

### Rolling back to a previous version

Rolling back allows you to revert a space’s content to the way it was at a previous point in time. This is helpful if you’ve accidentally made a breaking change or deleted content and need to quickly get back to a previous version of the space.

To roll back to a previous version of your space, hover over the version in the side panel, click the **Actions button** <img src="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2FIfd7ka3cralqGUz0Z41B%2FFrame%201.png?alt=media&#x26;token=2cddf304-8c59-4623-b7c2-78b494275308" alt="" data-size="line"> and select **Rollback**.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Permissions:** Only users with **admin**, **creator** and **reviewer** permissions can roll back to a previous version.
{% endhint %}