diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c9da459..09fea51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Postrelease
         run: >-
           make ZEST_RELEASER_POSTRELEASE_OPTIONS=--no-input postrelease
-          git config --global user.name "${{ env.CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR }}"
-          git config --global user.email "username@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config user.name "${{ env.CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR }}"
+          git config user.email "username@users.noreply.github.com"
           git add pyproject.toml CHANGES.md
           git commit -m"Post release: back to development."
           git push