diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-new.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-new.yml
index 74ebb4b..65f5ba1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-new.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-new.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
           # (PAT) and configured it as a GitHub action secret named
           # `MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN` (this secret name is not important).
           token: ${{ secrets.MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}
+          git-username: ${{ secrets.RL_USER }}
+          git-password: ${{ secrets.RL_PASSWD }}
           # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
           # for more options
           release-type: simple