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If you're the only member with owner privileges, give another organization member the owner role. For more information, see "Appointing an organization owner."
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Contact the new owner and make sure he or she is able to access the organization's settings.
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If you are currently responsible for paying for GitHub in your organization, you'll also need to have the new owner or a billing manager update the organization's payment information. For more information, see "Adding or editing a payment method."
Warning: Removing yourself from the organization does not update the billing information on file for the organization account. The new owner or a billing manager must update the billing information on file to remove your credit card or PayPal information.
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Remove yourself from the organization.
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Transferring organization ownership
To make someone else the owner of an organization account, you must add a new owner, ensure that the billing information is updated, and then remove yourself from the account.

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