diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-meshery-version.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-meshery-version.yml
index 99e5c52dd..ab48cd36e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-meshery-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-meshery-version.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASEDRAFTER_PAT }}
           commit-message: Bump sistent ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} dependencies
           committer: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
-          author: "l5io"
+          author: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
           signoff: true
           branch: bump-sistent-bot
           delete-branch: true
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASEDRAFTER_PAT }}
           commit-message: Bump sistent ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} dependencies
           committer: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
-          author: "l5io"
+          author: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
           signoff: true
           branch: bump-sistent-bot
           delete-branch: true
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASEDRAFTER_PAT }}
           commit-message: Bump sistent ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} dependencies
           committer: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
-          author: "l5io"
+          author: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
           signoff: true
           branch: bump-sistent-bot
           delete-branch: true
@@ -118,4 +118,4 @@ jobs:
             
             _This pull request has been auto-generated by [l5io](http://github.com/l5io)_
           assignees: l5io
-          draft: false
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+          draft: false