diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0f6224f1..53dcc750e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     # Default: ${{ github.token }}
     token: ''
 
+    # Github slug used to configure local user.name and user.email for git. This is
+    # required to push a commit from a Github Action Workflow. Set to '' to disable
+    # this configuration.
+    # Default: github-action[bot]
+    git-user: ''
+
     # SSH key used to fetch the repository. The SSH key is configured with the local
     # git config, which enables your scripts to run authenticated git commands. The
     # post-job step removes the SSH key.
@@ -281,8 +287,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           date > generated.txt
           # Note: the following account information will not work on GHES
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git add .
           git commit -m "generated"
           git push
@@ -305,8 +309,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           date > generated.txt
           # Note: the following account information will not work on GHES
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git add .
           git commit -m "generated"
           git push
diff --git a/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts b/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts
index 7633704cc..6515ff8c7 100644
--- a/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as fs from 'fs'
-import * as gitAuthHelper from '../lib/git-auth-helper'
+import * as gitAuthHelper from '../src/git-auth-helper'
 import * as io from '@actions/io'
 import * as os from 'os'
 import * as path from 'path'
-import * as stateHelper from '../lib/state-helper'
-import {IGitCommandManager} from '../lib/git-command-manager'
-import {IGitSourceSettings} from '../lib/git-source-settings'
+import * as stateHelper from '../src/state-helper'
+import {IGitCommandManager} from '../src/git-command-manager'
+import {IGitSourceSettings} from '../src/git-source-settings'
 
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32'
 const testWorkspace = path.join(__dirname, '_temp', 'git-auth-helper')
@@ -824,7 +824,8 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     sshUser: '',
     workflowOrganizationId: 123456,
     setSafeDirectory: true,
-    githubServerUrl: githubServerUrl
+    githubServerUrl: githubServerUrl,
+    gitUser: 'github-action[bot]'
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts b/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts
index cea73d4dd..414c070aa 100644
--- a/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
-import * as fshelper from '../lib/fs-helper'
-import * as commandManager from '../lib/git-command-manager'
+import * as fshelper from '../src/fs-helper'
+import * as commandManager from '../src/git-command-manager'
 
 let git: commandManager.IGitCommandManager
 let mockExec = jest.fn()
diff --git a/__test__/git-directory-helper.test.ts b/__test__/git-directory-helper.test.ts
index 22e9ae6d4..8899e5105 100644
--- a/__test__/git-directory-helper.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/git-directory-helper.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as fs from 'fs'
-import * as gitDirectoryHelper from '../lib/git-directory-helper'
+import * as gitDirectoryHelper from '../src/git-directory-helper'
 import * as io from '@actions/io'
 import * as path from 'path'
-import {IGitCommandManager} from '../lib/git-command-manager'
+import {IGitCommandManager} from '../src/git-command-manager'
 
 const testWorkspace = path.join(__dirname, '_temp', 'git-directory-helper')
 let repositoryPath: string
diff --git a/__test__/input-helper.test.ts b/__test__/input-helper.test.ts
index 9514cb42d..e57da83a1 100644
--- a/__test__/input-helper.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/input-helper.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
-import * as fsHelper from '../lib/fs-helper'
+import * as fsHelper from '../src/fs-helper'
 import * as github from '@actions/github'
-import * as inputHelper from '../lib/input-helper'
+import * as inputHelper from '../src/input-helper'
 import * as path from 'path'
-import * as workflowContextHelper from '../lib/workflow-context-helper'
-import {IGitSourceSettings} from '../lib/git-source-settings'
+import * as workflowContextHelper from '../src/workflow-context-helper'
+import {IGitSourceSettings} from '../src/git-source-settings'
 
 const originalGitHubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
 const gitHubWorkspace = path.resolve('/checkout-tests/workspace')
diff --git a/__test__/ref-helper.test.ts b/__test__/ref-helper.test.ts
index 5c8d76b87..c78b976be 100644
--- a/__test__/ref-helper.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/ref-helper.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as assert from 'assert'
-import * as refHelper from '../lib/ref-helper'
-import {IGitCommandManager} from '../lib/git-command-manager'
+import * as refHelper from '../src/ref-helper'
+import {IGitCommandManager} from '../src/git-command-manager'
 
 const commit = '1234567890123456789012345678901234567890'
 let git: IGitCommandManager
diff --git a/__test__/retry-helper.test.ts b/__test__/retry-helper.test.ts
index a5d3f7909..373ccbb8c 100644
--- a/__test__/retry-helper.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/retry-helper.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
-import {RetryHelper} from '../lib/retry-helper'
+import {RetryHelper} from '../src/retry-helper'
 
 let info: string[]
 let retryHelper: any
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 6842eb843..d1a2902b4 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ inputs:
 
       [Learn more about creating and using encrypted secrets](https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/creating-and-using-encrypted-secrets)
     default: ${{ github.token }}
+  git-user:
+    description: >
+      Github slug used to configure local user.name and user.email for git.
+      This is required to push a commit from a Github Action Workflow.
+      Set to '' to disable this configuration.
+    default: "github-action[bot]"
   ssh-key:
     description: >
       SSH key used to fetch the repository. The SSH key is configured with the local
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b0db71380..1f1365869 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1357,6 +1357,15 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             core.setOutput('commit', commitSHA.trim());
             // Check for incorrect pull request merge commit
             yield refHelper.checkCommitInfo(settings.authToken, commitInfo, settings.repositoryOwner, settings.repositoryName, settings.ref, settings.commit, settings.githubServerUrl);
+            if (settings.gitUser) {
+                if (!(yield git.configExists('user.name', true))) {
+                    yield git.config('user.name', settings.gitUser, true);
+                }
+                if (!(yield git.configExists('user.email', true))) {
+                    const userId = yield githubApiHelper.getUserId(settings.gitUser, settings.authToken, settings.githubServerUrl);
+                    yield git.config('user.email', `${userId}+${settings.gitUser}@users.noreply.github.com`, true);
+                }
+            }
         }
         finally {
             // Remove auth
@@ -1546,6 +1555,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 exports.downloadRepository = downloadRepository;
 exports.getDefaultBranch = getDefaultBranch;
+exports.getUserId = getUserId;
 const assert = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(9491));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const fs = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7147));
@@ -1663,6 +1673,15 @@ function downloadArchive(authToken, owner, repo, ref, commit, baseUrl) {
         return Buffer.from(response.data); // response.data is ArrayBuffer
     });
 }
+function getUserId(username, authToken, baseUrl) {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        const octokit = github.getOctokit(authToken, {
+            baseUrl: (0, url_helper_1.getServerApiUrl)(baseUrl)
+        });
+        const user = yield octokit.rest.users.getByUsername({ username, });
+        return user.data.id;
+    });
+}
 
 
 /***/ }),
@@ -1813,6 +1832,8 @@ function getInputs() {
         core.debug(`recursive submodules = ${result.nestedSubmodules}`);
         // Auth token
         result.authToken = core.getInput('token', { required: true });
+        // Git user
+        result.gitUser = core.getInput('git-user') || 'github-action[bot]';
         // SSH
         result.sshKey = core.getInput('ssh-key');
         result.sshKnownHosts = core.getInput('ssh-known-hosts');
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 25753a2fd..171933245 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2502,10 +2502,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/cross-spawn": {
-      "version": "7.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iRDPJKUPVEND7dHPO8rkbOnPpyDygcDFtWjpeWNCgy8WP2rXcxXL8TskReQl6OrB2G7+UJrags1q15Fudc7G6w==",
+      "version": "7.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uV2QOWP2nWzsy2aMp8aRibhi9dlzF5Hgh5SHaB9OiTGEyDTiJJyx0uy51QXdyWbtAHNua4XJzUKca3OzKUd3vA==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "path-key": "^3.1.0",
         "shebang-command": "^2.0.0",
@@ -5528,12 +5529,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/micromatch": {
-      "version": "4.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/micromatch/-/micromatch-4.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DMy+ERcEW2q8Z2Po+WNXuw3c5YaUSFjAO5GsJqfEl7UjvtIuFKO6ZrKvcItdy98dwFI2N1tg3zNIdKaQT+aNdA==",
+      "version": "4.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/micromatch/-/micromatch-4.0.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PXwfBhYu0hBCPw8Dn0E+WDYb7af3dSLVWKi3HGv84IdF4TyFoC0ysxFd0Goxw7nSv4T/PzEJQxsYsEiFCKo2BA==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "braces": "^3.0.2",
+        "braces": "^3.0.3",
         "picomatch": "^2.3.1"
       },
       "engines": {
diff --git a/src/git-source-provider.ts b/src/git-source-provider.ts
index 2d3513897..bb44f11ee 100644
--- a/src/git-source-provider.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-provider.ts
@@ -274,6 +274,23 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
       settings.commit,
       settings.githubServerUrl
     )
+    if (settings.gitUser) {
+      if (!(await git.configExists('user.name', true))) {
+        await git.config('user.name', settings.gitUser, true)
+      }
+      if (!(await git.configExists('user.email', true))) {
+        const userId = await githubApiHelper.getUserId(
+          settings.gitUser,
+          settings.authToken,
+          settings.githubServerUrl
+        )
+        await git.config(
+          'user.email',
+          `${userId}+${settings.gitUser}@users.noreply.github.com`,
+          true
+        )
+      }
+    }
   } finally {
     // Remove auth
     if (authHelper) {
diff --git a/src/git-source-settings.ts b/src/git-source-settings.ts
index 4e41ac302..9cc2919de 100644
--- a/src/git-source-settings.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-settings.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    */
   authToken: string
 
+  /**
+   * A github user slug to set a default user name and email in the local git config
+   */
+  gitUser: string
+
   /**
    * The SSH key to configure
    */
diff --git a/src/github-api-helper.ts b/src/github-api-helper.ts
index 1ff27c2c7..8e0cd0dd3 100644
--- a/src/github-api-helper.ts
+++ b/src/github-api-helper.ts
@@ -143,3 +143,15 @@ async function downloadArchive(
   })
   return Buffer.from(response.data as ArrayBuffer) // response.data is ArrayBuffer
 }
+
+export async function getUserId(
+  username: string,
+  authToken: string,
+  baseUrl?: string
+): Promise<number> {
+  const octokit = github.getOctokit(authToken, {
+    baseUrl: getServerApiUrl(baseUrl)
+  })
+  const user = await octokit.rest.users.getByUsername({username})
+  return user.data.id
+}
diff --git a/src/input-helper.ts b/src/input-helper.ts
index 059232f5c..343f4a53c 100644
--- a/src/input-helper.ts
+++ b/src/input-helper.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   // Auth token
   result.authToken = core.getInput('token', {required: true})
 
+  // Git user
+  result.gitUser = core.getInput('git-user') || 'github-action[bot]'
+
   // SSH
   result.sshKey = core.getInput('ssh-key')
   result.sshKnownHosts = core.getInput('ssh-known-hosts')