diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 9e788ad..fe7afae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ jobs:
           EXPECTED_SHA: ${{ inputs.commit_sha }}
         run: |
           test -z "$(git tag --list "$TAG")"
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git tag -a "$TAG" "$EXPECTED_SHA" -m "Release $TAG"
           git push origin "refs/tags/$TAG"
 
diff --git a/scripts/test_release_workflows.py b/scripts/test_release_workflows.py
index 92b1974..5782f34 100644
--- a/scripts/test_release_workflows.py
+++ b/scripts/test_release_workflows.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ def test_create_release_checks_exact_master_before_annotated_tag(self):
         workflow = self.read("create-release.yml")
         self.assertIn('git rev-parse origin/master', workflow)
         self.assertIn('git tag -a', workflow)
+        self.assertIn('git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"', workflow)
+        self.assertIn('git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"', workflow)
         self.assertIn("--check-play", workflow)
         self.assertIn("environment: release", workflow)