diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a9f1dc1..6556ff8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Merge main into release branch
         run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git checkout release
           git merge origin/main --no-ff -m "Merge main into release for tag ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
           git push origin release