diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index aae110af4..062eae570 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ jobs:
       - image: circleci/python:3.7
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: "Set Git name for commits"
+          command: git config --global user.name "CircleCI"
       - run:
           name: "Install Mkdocs and Material theme"
           command: |