diff --git a/gh-actions/github/checkout/action.yml b/gh-actions/github/checkout/action.yml
index 9f49cfc1b..43135c9e6 100644
--- a/gh-actions/github/checkout/action.yml
+++ b/gh-actions/github/checkout/action.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@ inputs:
     type: string
   app_key:
     type: string
+  committer-name:
+    type: string
+    default:
+  committer-email:
+    type: string
+    default:
 
 outputs:
   token:
     value: ${{ steps.appauth.outputs.token }}
 
+
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -36,3 +43,11 @@ runs:
   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     name: Checkout repository
     with: ${{ fromJSON(steps.config.outputs.value) }}
+  - name: Configure committer
+    if: ${{ committer-name && committer-email }}
+    run: |
+      git config --global user.name $COMMITTER_NAME
+      git config --global user.email $COMMITTER_EMAIL
+    env:
+      COMMITTER_NAME: ${{ committer-name }}
+      COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ committer-email }}