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# Approve or reject a document version

# Approve or reject a document version {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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Review or approve a document version from your task list.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_audit_ws.auditor, sn_audit_ws.supervisor

## About this task

You must be assigned as the reviewer or approver on the document version.{#approve-or-reject-a-document-version__approve-or-reject-a-document-version-context-1}

## Procedure

1. Navigate to your task list, and open the Document version approval item for the version.
2. Select the document link to view the document, and select the version link to view the version and its attached file.
3. If you are the assigned reviewer, select Approve to complete the review.
4. If you are the assigned approver, select Approve to approve the version.  
   After every approver in the sequence approves the version, the document owner can publish the version. See [Publish a document version](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/QqekL3o6qXd4tZLdu7Q7mQ "Publish an approved document version to set it as the current version.").
5. If you need to reject the version, select Reject to return the version to the Draft state.  
   The version returns to Draft state for revision.