diff --git a/.github/env b/.github/env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..489d689a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+  golang-version=1.16
+  kind-version=v0.11.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/versions.yaml b/.github/workflows/versions.yaml
index 654ac335..8db3b2fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/versions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/versions.yaml
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ jobs:
 
           ```
         team-reviewers: kube-prometheus-reviewers
+        commiter: Prometheus Operator Bot <prom-op-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
+        author: Prometheus Operator Bot <prom-op-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
         branch: automated-updates-${{ matrix.branch }}
         delete-branch: true
         # GITHUB_TOKEN cannot be used as it won't trigger CI in a created PR