diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/AbstractGitCommand.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/AbstractGitCommand.java
index 24f900dfc2..7ebe517e4a 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/AbstractGitCommand.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/AbstractGitCommand.java
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ class AbstractGitCommand
         if (!status.isClean() || isInMerge()) {
           return of(clone.commit()
             .setAuthor(authorToUse.getName(), authorToUse.getMail())
+            .setCommitter("SCM-Manager", "noreply@scm-manager.org")
             .setMessage(message)
             .call());
         } else {