diff --git a/scripts/travis/update/update-project.sh b/scripts/travis/update/update-project.sh
index 4cc73001b3..c7746517ee 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/update/update-project.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/update/update-project.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+git config user.name "alfresco-build"
+git config user.email "alfresco-build@hyland.com"
+
 BUILD_PIPELINE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 REPO_DIR="$BUILD_PIPELINE_DIR/../.."