diff --git a/.github/workflows/tags.yaml b/.github/workflows/tags.yaml
index 44bc8479..e951186c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tags.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tags.yaml
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ jobs:
           GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: ${{ github.actor }}
           GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com
         run: |
-          git config user.name "$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"
-          git config user.email "$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"
+          git config user.name "github-actions"
+          git config user.email "github-actions@github.com"
           git add .
           git commit -m "Prepare release ${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" -s || echo "No changes to commit"