diff --git a/crates/devkit-git/src/backend.rs b/crates/devkit-git/src/backend.rs
index 95114a0cc..f7f474b67 100644
--- a/crates/devkit-git/src/backend.rs
+++ b/crates/devkit-git/src/backend.rs
@@ -360,6 +360,43 @@ impl VersionControl for GitBackend {
.to_string())
}
+ fn author(&self, dir: &Path) -> Result