diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/manual-release.yaml
index 0bcce17..7378338 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-release.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
 
+      - name: Configure Git for the runner
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "${{ github.actor }}"
+          git config user.email "${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"
+
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with: