diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index d9d08d0..bef0f83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ghc-version: ${{ matrix.ghc }}
           cabal-version: ${{ matrix.cabal }}
-      - run: cabal test --test-show-details=direct
+      - run: |
+          git config --global user.email "john@example.com"
+          git config --global user.name "John Doe"
+          cabal test --test-show-details=direct
   build:
     name: Build on GHC ${{ matrix.ghc }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest