diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
index a7e9f31b..a313c7df 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pipeline {
                     dir(getRepoName()) {
                         if (githubscm.isThereAnyChanges()) {
                             def commitMsg = "Update version to ${getOptaPlannerVersion()}"
-
+                            githubscm.setUserConfigFromCreds(getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
                             githubscm.commitChanges(commitMsg, { 
                                 githubscm.findAndStageNotIgnoredFiles('pom.xml') 
                                 githubscm.findAndStageNotIgnoredFiles('build.gradle')