diff --git a/tests/test_release_catalog_publication.py b/tests/test_release_catalog_publication.py
index f20bc5e..e84e387 100644
--- a/tests/test_release_catalog_publication.py
+++ b/tests/test_release_catalog_publication.py
@@ -26,11 +26,42 @@ from govoplan_release.publisher import (  # noqa: E402
     verify_committed_publication,
     verify_remote_branch_head,
     verify_remote_publication,
+    _sanitized_git_environment,
     _trusted_npm_command,
 )
 
 
 class ReleaseCatalogPublicationTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_publication_git_identity_is_fixed_and_non_personal(self) -> None:
+        with patch.dict(
+            os.environ,
+            {
+                "GIT_AUTHOR_NAME": "Attacker",
+                "GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL": "attacker@example.test",
+                "GIT_COMMITTER_NAME": "Attacker",
+                "GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL": "attacker@example.test",
+            },
+            clear=False,
+        ):
+            environment = _sanitized_git_environment()
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "GovOPlaN Release Automation",
+            environment["GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "release@govoplan.invalid",
+            environment["GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            environment["GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"],
+            environment["GIT_COMMITTER_NAME"],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            environment["GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"],
+            environment["GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL"],
+        )
+
     def test_build_command_uses_its_pinned_node_directory(self) -> None:
         completed = subprocess.CompletedProcess(
             ["/trusted/node/bin/npm"],
diff --git a/tools/release/govoplan_release/publisher.py b/tools/release/govoplan_release/publisher.py
index 63d3161..b0f5947 100644
--- a/tools/release/govoplan_release/publisher.py
+++ b/tools/release/govoplan_release/publisher.py
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ _MAX_GIT_OUTPUT_BYTES = 16 * 1024 * 1024
 _MAX_REMOTE_METADATA_BYTES = 16 * 1024
 _MAX_REMOVED_TREE_ENTRIES = 100_000
 _MAX_REMOVED_TREE_DEPTH = 64
+_RELEASE_GIT_NAME = "GovOPlaN Release Automation"
+_RELEASE_GIT_EMAIL = "release@govoplan.invalid"
 
 
 class CatalogPublicationAmbiguousError(RuntimeError):
@@ -1898,6 +1900,10 @@ def _sanitized_git_environment(
             "GIT_CONFIG_COUNT": "0",
             "GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL": os.devnull,
             "GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM": "1",
+            "GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL": _RELEASE_GIT_EMAIL,
+            "GIT_AUTHOR_NAME": _RELEASE_GIT_NAME,
+            "GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL": _RELEASE_GIT_EMAIL,
+            "GIT_COMMITTER_NAME": _RELEASE_GIT_NAME,
             "GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS": "1",
             "GIT_PAGER": "cat",
             "GIT_SSH_COMMAND": "/usr/bin/ssh -o BatchMode=yes -o ConnectTimeout=8",