diff --git a/Release.gitlab-ci.yml b/Release.gitlab-ci.yml
index 17736ac..dd683ca 100644
--- a/Release.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/Release.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ handle_mr:
     BRANCH=$(echo "${BRANCHES}" | jq ".[].name")
     TITLE="chore(release): prepare for $(cat VERSION)"
     CONTENT="$(base64 -w0 <CHANGELOG.md)"
-    BODY_TMPL='{"branch": "next-release", "start_branch": $startBranch, "author_email": "releaser@unbound.se", "author_name": "Unbound Release", "content": $content, "commit_message": $title, "encoding": "base64" }'
+    BODY_TMPL='{"branch": "next-release", "start_branch": $startBranch, "author_name": "Unbound Release", "content": $content, "commit_message": $title, "encoding": "base64" }'
     if [ -n "${BRANCH}" ]; then
-      BODY_TMPL='{"branch": "next-release", "author_email": "releaser@unbound.se", "author_name": "Unbound Release", "content": $content, "commit_message": $title, "encoding": "base64" }'
+      BODY_TMPL='{"branch": "next-release", "author_name": "Unbound Release", "content": $content, "commit_message": $title, "encoding": "base64" }'
     fi
     BODY="$(jq --null-input -c \
               --arg title "${TITLE}" \