diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 60f7ed6..b666699 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-          persist-credentials: false
+          persist-credentials: false # Make sure the release step uses its own credentials.
 
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
@@ -48,4 +48,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CI: true
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: github-actions
+          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: 44210433+github-actions@users.noreply.github.com
+          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: github-actions
+          GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: 44210433+github-actions@users.noreply.github.com
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}