diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9808640..e658495 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ jobs:
           merge_sha=$(jq -r .sha <<< "$merge_response")
           git fetch origin main
           git merge-base --is-ancestor "$merge_sha" origin/main
-          git tag --force --annotate "$release_tag" "$merge_sha" --message "$release_tag"
+          git -c user.name=semantic-release -c user.email=semantic-release \
+            tag --force --annotate "$release_tag" "$merge_sha" --message "$release_tag"
           git push origin "refs/tags/${release_tag}:refs/tags/${release_tag}"
           if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin "$release_branch" >/dev/null; then
             git push origin --delete "$release_branch"