diff --git a/.gitlab-ci-init.yml b/.gitlab-ci-init.yml
index 3086b1d3f4c73d70f0875055d3720363d2e75aec..d9c7a3cd3c79466764e1c9a3b099e5ee4e9ce6fe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci-init.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci-init.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ status:pending:
 prepare:
   stage: prepare
   script:
+    - git config user.name "Your Name"
+    - git config user.email "you@example.com"
     - git remote add github ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}
     - git fetch github ${GITHUB_REF}
     - git merge --allow-unrelated-histories --no-commit --no-ff github/${GITHUB_REF}