diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ccabaae..7d8749d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
           MAJOR=${VERSION%%.*}
-          git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          git config user.name "$(git log -n 1 --pretty=format:%an)"
+          git config user.email "$(git log -n 1 --pretty=format:%ae)"
           echo "Updating ${MAJOR} tag"
           git tag -fa ${MAJOR} -m "Update major version tag"
           git push origin ${MAJOR} --force
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