diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d044d88c7..8276008ff 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ jobs:
       - run: *run_yarn_install
       - save_cache: *save_yarn_cache
       - run: *restore_dist_folders
+      - run:
+          name: Setup git user
+          command: |
+            git config --global user.email "accounts+algolia-api-client-bot@algolia.com"
+            git config --global user.name "algolia-bot"
       - run:
           name: Release if needed
           command: yarn run shipjs trigger