diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 8d59ba3..543c839 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ on:
         default: "master"
         type: string
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -72,6 +75,8 @@ jobs:
           # Remove the org from the repo name
           GITHUB_REPO_NAME="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}"
 
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global --add safe.directory "$(pwd -P)"
           git commit -am "GHA: release version \${VERSION}"
           git tag v\${VERSION} -am "GHA: publish public-$GITHUB_REPO_NAME v\${VERSION}"