diff --git a/recipe/update-version.py b/recipe/update-version.py
index 27867df..cf38b73 100644
--- a/recipe/update-version.py
+++ b/recipe/update-version.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 # git_branch = sys.argv[1]
 git_branch = 'master'
 for cmd in (
+			'git config --global user.email "bot@eman.cryoem"'
+			'git config --global user.name "eman-bot"'
             'git add recipe/meta.yaml',
             f'git commit -m {tag}',
             f'git push origin {git_branch}',