diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/gitops-dispatch.yml b/.gitea/workflows/gitops-dispatch.yml
index 6a88400..42ef2bd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/gitops-dispatch.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/gitops-dispatch.yml
@@ -53,12 +53,20 @@ jobs:
           ID=$(date +%s | md5sum | head -c 8)
           echo "dispatch_id=$ID" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
+      - name: Resolve commit author
+        id: author
+        run: |
+          echo "name=$(git log -1 --format='%an')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "email=$(git log -1 --format='%ae')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       - name: Dispatch to GitOps repo
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITOPS_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           INPUTS=$(jq -nc \
             --arg dispatch_id "${{ steps.gen.outputs.dispatch_id }}" \
+            --arg author_name "${{ steps.author.outputs.name }}" \
+            --arg author_email "${{ steps.author.outputs.email }}" \
             --arg file "$GITOPS_FILE" \
             --arg yq_tpl "$GITOPS_YQ_TPL" \
             --arg version "$GITOPS_VERSION" \
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
             --arg source_commit "$GITOPS_SOURCE_COMMIT" \
             --arg git_tag_prefix "${GITOPS_TAG_PREFIX:-}" \
             --arg extra_cmd "${GITOPS_EXTRA_CMD:-}" \
-            '{dispatch_id: $dispatch_id, file: $file, yq_tpl: $yq_tpl, version: $version, source_repo: $source_repo, source_commit: $source_commit, git_tag_prefix: $git_tag_prefix, extra_cmd: $extra_cmd}')
+            '{dispatch_id: $dispatch_id, author_name: $author_name, author_email: $author_email, file: $file, yq_tpl: $yq_tpl, version: $version, source_repo: $source_repo, source_commit: $source_commit, git_tag_prefix: $git_tag_prefix, extra_cmd: $extra_cmd}')
           curl -s -X POST \
             "${GITEA_API_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITOPS_REPO}/actions/workflows/${GITOPS_WORKFLOW}/dispatches" \
             -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
diff --git a/scripts/gitops-dispatch.sh b/scripts/gitops-dispatch.sh
index 9819ebe..85df4ea 100644
--- a/scripts/gitops-dispatch.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitops-dispatch.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ INPUTS=$(jq -nc \
   --arg source_commit "$GITOPS_SOURCE_COMMIT" \
   --arg git_tag_prefix "${GITOPS_TAG_PREFIX:-}" \
   --arg extra_cmd "${GITOPS_EXTRA_CMD:-}" \
-  '{file: $file, yq_tpl: $yq_tpl, version: $version, source_repo: $source_repo, source_commit: $source_commit, git_tag_prefix: $git_tag_prefix, extra_cmd: $extra_cmd}')
+  --arg author_name "${GIT_USER_NAME:-}" \
+  --arg author_email "${GIT_USER_EMAIL:-}" \
+  '{file: $file, yq_tpl: $yq_tpl, version: $version, source_repo: $source_repo, source_commit: $source_commit, git_tag_prefix: $git_tag_prefix, extra_cmd: $extra_cmd, author_name: $author_name, author_email: $author_email}')
 
 DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 echo "gitops-dispatch: dispatching to $GITOPS_REPO/$GITOPS_WORKFLOW..."
diff --git a/scripts/gitops-update.sh b/scripts/gitops-update.sh
index 608c130..ea3678f 100755
--- a/scripts/gitops-update.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitops-update.sh
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ _gitops_update() {
     exit 0
   fi
 
-  git -c user.name="gitea-ci-bot" \
-      -c user.email="ci@keskikuja.site" \
+  git -c user.name="${GIT_USER_NAME:-gitea-ci-bot}" \
+      -c user.email="${GIT_USER_EMAIL:-ci@keskikuja.site}" \
       commit -m "[skip ci] gitops: update version to ${VERSION}" || _gitops_fail "Failed to commit"
   GITOPS_SHA="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
   git push || _gitops_fail "Failed to push"
diff --git a/skills/gitops-update/SKILL.md b/skills/gitops-update/SKILL.md
index 991615e..11b99d6 100644
--- a/skills/gitops-update/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/gitops-update/SKILL.md
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ on:
       extra_cmd:
         required: false
         type: string
+      author_name:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      author_email:
+        required: false
+        type: string
 
 env:
   INPUT_FILE: ${{ inputs.file }}
@@ -70,6 +76,8 @@ env:
   GITEA_API_URL: ${{ gitea.server_url }}
   GIT_TAG_PREFIX: ${{ inputs.git_tag_prefix || '' }}
   GITOPS_EXTRA_CMD: ${{ inputs.extra_cmd || '' }}
+  GIT_USER_NAME: ${{ inputs.author_name || '' }}
+  GIT_USER_EMAIL: ${{ inputs.author_email || '' }}
 
 jobs:
   update:
@@ -153,6 +161,8 @@ gitops-update:
 
 When `GITOPS_EXTRA_CMD` is set, the script runs it after `yq` and stages all changes (`git add -A`) instead of only the input file — so any files generated by the extra command (e.g. `Chart.lock`, `charts/`) are included in the commit.
 
+By default the GitOps commit is made as `gitea-ci-bot`. To use the original commit author instead, the dispatch workflow resolves it automatically from the consumer repo — no extra config needed. Just ensure the GitOps repo's `gitops-service.yaml` template has the `author_name` and `author_email` inputs and env mappings.
+
 ### 2.3 Parameters
 
 | Input | Required | Description |