diff --git a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
index d4eb9a05..30b482ae 100644
--- a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ pipeline {
 							sh 'for fpr in $(gpg --list-keys --with-colons  | awk -F: \'/fpr:/ {print $10}\' | sort -u); do echo -e "5\ny\n" |  gpg --batch --command-fd 0 --expert --edit-key ${fpr} trust; done'
 
 							// Set up git so that we can create commits
-							sh 'git config --local user.name "Jakarta Validation"'
-							sh 'git config --local user.email "bean-validation-dev@eclipse.org"'
+							sh 'git config --local user.name "eclipse-validation-bot"'
+							sh 'git config --local user.email "validation-bot@eclipse.org"'
 
 							// update version:
 							sh "./mvnw -Prelocation clean versions:set -DnewVersion=${params.RELEASE_VERSION} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false"