diff --git a/.github/workflows/yarn-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/yarn-upgrade.yml
index cb11fb0de614d..e3e6373d90abe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yarn-upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yarn-upgrade.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # Git commit details
           branch: automation/yarn-upgrade
+          author: aws-cdk-automation <aws-cdk-automation@users.noreply.github.com>
           commit-message: |-
             chore: npm-check-updates && yarn upgrade
             Ran npm-check-updates and yarn upgrade to keep the `yarn.lock` file up-to-date.