diff --git a/.github/workflows/refresh-php8.yml b/.github/workflows/refresh-php8.yml
index 45b6b84c..4c131b40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/refresh-php8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/refresh-php8.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Merge master changes into php8
-        run: git merge origin/master
-      
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git merge origin/master
+
       - name: Push new changes
         uses: github-actions-x/commit@v2.8
         with: