diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f11a25..426cb12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ See the `fast-glob` [documentation][glob-docs] for glob syntax.
 -   `allow-dot`: allow glob patterns to match entries that begin with a period (`false` by default)
 -   `allow-removing`: allow to remove file if local copy is missing
     (`false` by default)
+-   `committer-name`: The name of the author (or committer) of the commit. (`github-actions[bot]` by default)
+-   `committer-email`: The email of the author (or committer) of the commit. (`github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com` by default)
 
 Note that the action will produce an error if a local copy of a given file is missing, and the `allow-removing` flag is `false`.
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 006c07f..7665fc2 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ inputs:
     desciption: Allow to remove file
     default: false
     required: false
+
+  committer-name:
+    description: The name of the author (or committer) of the commit
+    default: 'github-actions[bot]'
+    required: false
+
+  committer-email:
+    description: The email of the author (or committer) of the commit
+    default: 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+    required: false
+
 runs:
   using: node12
   main: dist/index.js
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 27f57b2..962e0d4 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ class Updater {
         this.octokit = octokit_1.createOctokit(options.token);
         this.message = options.message;
         this.defaultBranch = options.branch || null;
+        this.committerName = options.committerName;
+        this.committerEmail = options.committerEmail;
     }
     async updateFiles(paths) {
         const branch = await this.getBranch();
@@ -114,7 +116,10 @@ class Updater {
     async createCommit(tree, parent) {
         const { message } = this;
         const { data } = await this.octokit.git.createCommit(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, github_1.context.repo), { message,
-            tree, parents: [parent] }));
+            tree, parents: [parent], author: {
+                name: this.committerName,
+                email: this.committerEmail,
+            } }));
         return data.sha;
     }
     async createTree(branch, filePaths, base_tree) {
@@ -224,7 +229,9 @@ function getActionOptions() {
     const token = core_1.getInput('github-token', { required: true });
     const message = core_1.getInput('commit-msg', { required: true });
     const branch = core_1.getInput('branch');
-    return { token, message, branch };
+    const committerName = core_1.getInput('committer-name');
+    const committerEmail = core_1.getInput('committer-email');
+    return { token, message, branch, committerName, committerEmail };
 }
 exports.getActionOptions = getActionOptions;
 function isNotNull(arg) {
diff --git a/src/update.ts b/src/update.ts
index c51d096..869c2ab 100644
--- a/src/update.ts
+++ b/src/update.ts
@@ -32,12 +32,16 @@ export class Updater {
 	private octokit: InstanceType<typeof GitHub>;
 	private message: string;
 	private defaultBranch: string | null;
+	private committerName: string;
+	private committerEmail: string;
 
 	constructor(options: UpdaterOptions) {
 		this.octokit = createOctokit(options.token);
 
 		this.message = options.message;
 		this.defaultBranch = options.branch || null;
+		this.committerName = options.committerName;
+		this.committerEmail = options.committerEmail;
 	}
 
 	async updateFiles(paths: string[]): Promise<UpdateResult | null> {
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@ export class Updater {
 			message,
 			tree,
 			parents: [parent],
+			author: {
+				name: this.committerName,
+				email: this.committerEmail,
+			},
 		});
 
 		return data.sha;
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index a55ac71..aa54e32 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export interface UpdaterOptions {
 	branch: string;
 	token: string;
 	message: string;
+	committerName: string;
+	committerEmail: string;
 }
 
 export function getBooleanInput(name: string, options?: InputOptions): boolean {
@@ -35,8 +37,10 @@ export function getActionOptions(): UpdaterOptions {
 	const token = getInput('github-token', { required: true });
 	const message = getInput('commit-msg', { required: true });
 	const branch = getInput('branch');
+	const committerName = getInput('committer-name');
+	const committerEmail = getInput('committer-email');
 
-	return { token, message, branch };
+	return { token, message, branch, committerName, committerEmail };
 }
 
 export function isNotNull<T>(arg: T): arg is Exclude<T, null> {