# Changing your project's quality profiles

The instance’s default quality profile for each language is applied by default to your project. As a project administrator, you can apply other standards to your project. See [Understanding quality profiles](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/quality-standards-administration/managing-quality-profiles/understanding-quality-profiles.md) for more information.

To change the quality profile of a given language for your project:

1. Retrieve your project. See [Retrieving projects](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/user-guide/viewing-projects/retrieving-projects.md) for more details.
2. Go to **Quality Profiles**.
3. Select **Add language** if the language is not listed on the page. Otherwise, go to step 6 below.

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4. Select the language and the quality profile you want to use for this language.
5. Select **Save**.

To reset to the default profile or change the specific profile:

1. In the **Actions** column of the language, select the edit icon. The Change Quality Profile dialog opens.
2. Select the first option to reset to the instance's default profile, or select another specific profile.
3. Select **Save**.

## Related pages

* [Understanding quality profiles](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/quality-standards-administration/managing-quality-profiles/understanding-quality-profiles.md)
* [Managing quality profiles](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/quality-standards-administration/managing-quality-profiles.md) (for Quality Standards admin)


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