diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-plz.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-plz.yml
index ab70161..91ebe00 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-plz.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-plz.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: read
 
     steps:
+
+      - &setup-git-user
+        name: Config Git User
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "ci-bot"
+          git config --global user.email "bot@email.melfely.com"
+
       - &checkout
         name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -41,9 +48,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tool: release-plz
 
+      
+
       - name: Run release-plz release
         run: |
-          release-plz release --forge gitea --git-token ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }} --registry gitea --token ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRIES_GITEA_TOKEN }}       
+          release-plz release --forge gitea --git-token ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }} --registry gitea --token "Bearer ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRIES_GITEA_TOKEN }}"       
 
   # Create a PR with the new versions and changelog, preparing the next releases
   release-plz-pr:
@@ -59,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       cancel-in-progress: false
 
     steps:
-
+      - *setup-git-user
       - *checkout
       - *install-rust
       - *install-cargo-semver