diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync_main_latest.yml b/.github/workflows/sync_main_latest.yml
index 455feef8..38c56bbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync_main_latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync_main_latest.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Set git config user
+        run: git config user.email "compose-devrel-github-bot@google.com" && git config user.name "compose-devrel-github-bot"
+
       - name: Merge main into latest
         run: git fetch && git switch latest && git merge -s ours origin/main --allow-unrelated-histories
 
@@ -28,5 +31,5 @@ jobs:
           branch: bot-sync-main
           delete-branch: true
           title: '🤖 Sync main to latest'
-          body: Updated dependencies
+          body: 'Update `latest` with `main`'
           reviewers: ${{ github.actor }}