diff --git a/tools/actions/create-release.sh b/tools/actions/create-release.sh
index 55a3a1596b335d..64720b0a173f65 100755
--- a/tools/actions/create-release.sh
+++ b/tools/actions/create-release.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ set -xe
 RELEASE_DATE=$1
 RELEASE_LINE=$2
 
-git branch
+git config --local user.email "github-bot@iojs.org"
+git config --local user.name "Node.js GitHub Bot"
+
 git node release --prepare --skipBranchDiff --yes
 # We use it to not specify the branch name as it changes based on
 # the commit list (semver-minor/semver-patch)