diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2ab13f0a..4e40850a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ jobs:
             token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         - name: Set Git Identity
           run: |
-            git config --global --unset-all user.name
-            git config --global --unset-all user.email
             git config --global user.name 'googlemaps-bot'
             git config --global user.email 'googlemaps-bot@users.noreply.github.com'
         - uses: actions/cache@v3