diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 71536cd..e841433 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ jobs:
       - add_ssh_keys:
           fingerprints:
             - '01:b8:2a:9f:35:20:b6:c0:bf:1f:16:0a:61:8d:7c:03'
+      - run:
+          name: Configure git
+          command: |
+            ssh-keyscan -H github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+            git config --global user.email "xeroxinteractive-circleci@xerox.com"
+            git config --global user.name "CircleCI"
       - run:
           name: Deploy package to npm
           command: yarn deploy