diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 19eadf1a0f8fbf4b2ccc156dd955557a629a3a2e..a9b6007ca3f245a14c5253af7fdc7136a8d5a7ce 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ gitops-snapshot:
     VALUES_FILE: ${GITOPS_ENVIRONMENT}/application/values/${VALUES_FILE_NAME}
   before_script:
     - apk add --no-cache git yq  # yq-go in newer versions of alpine (from 3.20 on)
-    - git config user.name ${GIT_NAME}
-    - git config user.email ${GIT_EMAIL}
+    - git config --global user.name "${GIT_NAME}"
+    - git config --global user.email "${GIT_EMAIL}"
     - !reference [.get-version, before_script]
   script:
     - git clone https://${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@git.ozg-sh.de/ozgcloud-devops/gitops.git