diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/release-workflow.yml
index 6af539ac3ce..aee897867ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-workflow.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ jobs:
                   token: ${{ env.GH_TOKEN }}
                   fetch-depth: 0
 
+            - name: Set up Git user
+              run: |
+                git config user.name "GitHub Action"
+                git config user.email "action@github.com"
+
             # - name: 🟢 Setup node
             #   id: setup-node
             #   uses: actions/setup-node@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/release-test.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/release-test.sh
index f0f263af0fb..af266a30d74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/release-test.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/release-test.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ merge_to_master() {
 }
 
 dummy_long_running_process() {
+    local releaseBranch="release-action-$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER"
     local minutes=5
 
     for (( i=1; i<=$minutes; i++ ))
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ dummy_long_running_process() {
     git add "$dummyFileName"
     git commit -m "Add dummy file ($dummyFileName) during release process"
     echo "Committed $dummyFileName to the branch."
-    git push
+    git push --set-upstream origin "$releaseBranch"
     echo "Pushed the changes to the remote branch."
 }