diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index f2081e3..234f567 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "lts/*"
 
+      - name: Setup git
+        run: 'git config --global user.name "CI Bot" && git config --global user.email "ci@bjornp.com"'
+
       - name: Run commit and tag
         run: npx commit-and-tag-version