---
title: Approve an article that is being reviewed
description: Approve an article that is being reviewed and create a new published version.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/approve-article-in-review.html
release: australia
product: Knowledge Management
classification: knowledge-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Creating and maintaining articles, Knowledge Management, Manage content capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Approve an article that is being reviewed

Approve an article that is being reviewed and create a new published version.

## Before you begin

Role required: Owner and knowledge manager

## About this task

When an article is in the **Review** state, only those users who are included in the **Approvals** related list can modify the article.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Knowledge** > **Articles** > **Unpublished**.

2.  Open an article in the **Review** state and review the text.

3.  In the **Approvals** related list, click **Requested** in the **State** column to display the Approval form for the article.

4.  Click **Approve**.


## Result

The system displays the Knowledge form. The version number of the article increments to the next whole number \(for example, from 2.02 to 3.0\) and the state changes to **Published**. The new published version of the article is added to the Knowledge list and to the **Article Versions** related list on the Knowledge form.

**Parent Topic:**[Creating and maintaining articles](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/creating-and-maintaining-articles.md)