diff --git a/techtree-manager/src/render.rs b/techtree-manager/src/render.rs
index 4fcb184..3cc9d5f 100644
--- a/techtree-manager/src/render.rs
+++ b/techtree-manager/src/render.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ pub async fn render_and_publish(
         .success()
         .context("Failed to initialize render repository")?;
 
+    Command::new("git")
+        .arg("-C")
+        .arg(&render_repo)
+        .args(["config", "user.email", "git@fa-fo.de"])
+        .success()
+        .context("Failed to configure identity for render repo")?;
+
+    Command::new("git")
+        .arg("-C")
+        .arg(&render_repo)
+        .args(["config", "user.name", "Forgejo Actions"])
+        .success()
+        .context("Failed to configure identity for render repo")?;
+
     let dot_file = render_repo.join("techtree.dot");
     let svg_file = render_repo.join("techtree.svg");