diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 92e9fb0..f6c522c 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ _tag_commit() {
     if [ -n "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" ]
     then
         echo "::debug::Create tag $INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE";
-        git tag -a "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" -m "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE";
+        git -c user.name="$INPUT_COMMIT_USER_NAME" -c user.email="$INPUT_COMMIT_USER_EMAIL" tag -a "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" -m "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE";
     else
         echo " No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added.";
     fi