diff --git a/.github/workflows/rc_create.yml b/.github/workflows/rc_create.yml
index 76ba80bf..ec2b3392 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rc_create.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rc_create.yml
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ jobs:
             sed -i "s/dev-latest/$RC_BRANCH/g" deploy/quickstart-compose.yml deploy/quickstart-k8s.yaml
             
             # configure userdata for commits
-            git config --global user.email "oksana.grishchenko@percona.com"
-            git config --global user.name "Everest RC CI"
+            git config --global user.email "everest-ci@percona.com"
+            git config --global user.name "Everest RC CI triggered by ${{ github.actor }}"
             
             # commit and push the updated files
             git commit -a -m "update version tag"