diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bd9b5ad..0d37f5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ jobs:
         id: release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: Daisy
+          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: daisy@artificialsweetener.ai
+          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: Daisy
+          GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: daisy@artificialsweetener.ai
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/tests/crosscutting/contracts/test_packaging_metadata.py b/tests/crosscutting/contracts/test_packaging_metadata.py
index d5f26fd..e7c9935 100644
--- a/tests/crosscutting/contracts/test_packaging_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/crosscutting/contracts/test_packaging_metadata.py
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ EXPECTED_RUNTIME_REQUIREMENTS = (
     "huggingface-hub",
     "keyring",
 )
+EXPECTED_RELEASE_IDENTITY = (
+    "GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: Daisy",
+    "GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: daisy@artificialsweetener.ai",
+    "GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: Daisy",
+    "GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: daisy@artificialsweetener.ai",
+)
 
 
 def _requirements(path: Path) -> tuple[Requirement, ...]:
@@ -124,3 +130,14 @@ def test_frontend_dist_bundle_is_tracked_for_comfy_serving() -> None:
     dist_bundle = REPO_ROOT / "web" / "dist" / "simple-syrup.js"
 
     assert dist_bundle.is_file()
+
+
+def test_release_automation_uses_daisy_git_identity() -> None:
+    """Keep automated release commits attributed to the project account."""
+
+    workflow = (REPO_ROOT / ".github" / "workflows" / "release.yml").read_text(
+        encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+
+    assert all(identity in workflow for identity in EXPECTED_RELEASE_IDENTITY)
+    assert "semantic-release-bot@martynus.net" not in workflow