diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_prepare.yml b/.github/workflows/release_prepare.yml
index 8d27d5227bd..c021a0c3d3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_prepare.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_prepare.yml
@@ -70,29 +70,26 @@ jobs:
                   fetch-tags: true
                   token: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN }}
 
-            - name: Merge Element Desktop
-              if: inputs.element-desktop
+            - name: Prepare Git
               run: |
                   git config --global user.email "releases@riot.im"
                   git config --global user.name "RiotRobot"
+
+            - name: Merge Element Desktop
+              if: inputs.element-desktop
+              run: |
                   git -C "element-desktop" merge origin/develop
             - name: Merge Element Web
               if: inputs.element-web
               run: |
-                  git config --global user.email "releases@riot.im"
-                  git config --global user.name "RiotRobot"
                   git -C "element-web" merge origin/develop
             - name: Merge React SDK
               if: inputs.matrix-react-sdk
               run: |
-                  git config --global user.email "releases@riot.im"
-                  git config --global user.name "RiotRobot"
                   git -C "matrix-react-sdk" merge origin/develop
             - name: Merge JS SDK
               if: inputs.matrix-js-sdk
               run: |
-                  git config --global user.email "releases@riot.im"
-                  git config --global user.name "RiotRobot"
                   git -C "matrix-js-sdk" merge origin/develop
 
             - name: Push staging